Nwachukwu Surname

1,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwachukwu Surname User-submission:

The Nwachukwu surname means 'child of god' in the Igbo language. It comes from the words nwa, which means 'child', and chukwu, which means 'god', 'godhead'.

Nwachukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria324,1461:54665
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Togo6301:11,5042,968
England5471:101,86110,721
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Spain941:497,36225,035
Canada551:669,92054,285
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Iceland261:14,6191,259
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Wales61:515,75523,171
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294

Nwachukwu (17,333) may also be a first name.

Nwachukwu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nwachukwu surname means 'child of god' in the Igbo language. It comes from the words nwa, which means 'child', and chukwu, which means 'god', 'godhead'.

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The Nwachukwu surname means 'child' or 'son of God'.

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Nwachukwu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nwachukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nwachukwu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwachukwu? popularity and diffusion

Nwachukwu is the 1,671st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,217 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwachukwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 41,963rd most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 17,333 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 324,146 people, or 1 in 546. In Nigeria Nwachukwu is mostly found in: Imo, where 43 percent live, Anambra, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 86 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Nwachukwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nwachukwu surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nwachukwu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Nwachukwu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning R 286,776 per year; in United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,940 CAD per year.

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