Nwae Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Nwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwae occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwae? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Nwae reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaee | 89 | 48 | / |
| Nwaez | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nwahe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nwaeh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nweae | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nwa'e | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwajie | 80 | 254 | / |
| Nwaije | 80 | 158 | / |
| Nwaeyi | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nwaiye | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nwahie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nweaje | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Wahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaehe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwoe | 75 | 45 | / |
| Nvae | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nuae | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nbae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwauhie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwaihie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nweahie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwauihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaijeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaheed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaijie | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Vae | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nwahi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nwoee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuaei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nvaes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaaehie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnwauihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuaed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuhae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwoes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvaea | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwae
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