Nwaelu Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Nwaelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Nwaelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwaelu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaelu? popularity and diffusion
Nwaelu is the 3,602,217th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwaelu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Nwaelu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Nwaelu is mostly found in: Abia, where 45 percent reside, Delta, where 38 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwawelu | 92 | 32 | / |
| Nwalu | 91 | 590 | / |
| Nwelu | 91 | 69 | / |
| Nwaulu | 83 | 589 | / |
| Nwaalu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwaliu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwuelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwealu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwallu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwielu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaleu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwailu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwolu | 73 | 780 | / |
| Nvalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwahiolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwoulu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nvaleu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbayelu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nbeilou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mvelu | 55 | 55 | / |
| Mvalu | 55 | 21 | / |
| Mbaulu | 50 | 270 | / |
| Nuholu | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mbailu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mvellu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mveluh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nbuilu | 50 | 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 Nwaelu
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