Nwaeze Surname
Approximately 85,068 people bear this surname
Nwaeze Surname User-submission:
Nwaeze is a surname that came from Igbo land, the eastern part of Nigeria. It comes from nwa-, which means 'child', and eze, which means 'king'. So put together nwaeze means 'child of a king'. Although it is usually used as surname, but in a very rare cases it may appear as first name.
Read More About This SurnameNwaeze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84,902 | 1:2,086 | 274 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Nwaeze (959) may also be a first name.
Nwaeze Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nwaeze is a surname that came from Igbo land, the eastern part of Nigeria. It comes from nwa-, which means 'child', and eze, which means 'king'. So put together nwaeze means 'child of a king'. Although it is usually used as surname, but in a very rare cases it may appear as first name.
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Nwaeze Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwaeze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaeze Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwaeze is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaeze? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,637th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 85,667 people. Nwaeze is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaeze are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 260,558th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 959 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84,902 people, or 1 in 2,086. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 69 percent live, Anambra, where 10 percent live and Imo, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Nwaeze Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nwaeze surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Nwaeze are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nwaeze earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.87% less than the national average, earning R 54,960 per year and in United States they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $58,536 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaezeh | 92 | 40 | / |
| Nnwaeze | 92 | 13 | / |
| Nwaezea | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nweaeze | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwaaeze | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwaezei | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwaezie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nweze | 91 | 32,982 | / |
| Nwaze | 91 | 912 | / |
| Nwajieze | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nwayieze | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nwahaeze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeje | 83 | 215 | / |
| Nwezeh | 83 | 155 | / |
| Nwaezi | 83 | 95 | / |
| Nwaege | 83 | 63 | / |
| Nwueze | 83 | 47 | / |
| Nwaese | 83 | 35 | / |
| Nwoeze | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nweeze | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nwezea | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nwezie | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nnwaze | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nwazeh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwweze | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwezze | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwedze | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nbaeze | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nuaeze | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwazee | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwazea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nweuze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwazeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwezee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnweze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeche | 77 | 177 | / |
| Nwaesei | 77 | 35 | / |
| Nwaeseh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwaejei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwaejeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwezeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwazi | 73 | 463 | / |
| Nwese | 73 | 294 | / |
| Nwezi | 73 | 155 | / |
| Nwase | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nwoze | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nueze | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwazy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajiezi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Nwaejije | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nwaechee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwazie | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nwaeji | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nwaesi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nwuese | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nnueze | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nwazhi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nnwase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwezoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwatse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwazui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweuzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwazyy | 67 | 1 | / |
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