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
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Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwaeze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaeze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwaeze is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaeze? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,637th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 85,667 people. The last name Nwaeze is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaeze live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaeze is also the 260,558th most common first name on earth It is held by 959 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84,902 people, or 1 in 2,086. In Nigeria Nwaeze is most frequent in: Rivers, where 69 percent live, Anambra, where 10 percent live and Imo, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found 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 adherence 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 Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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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