Nwagu Surname

34,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,1601:11,6851,213
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nwagu (575) may also be a first name.

Nwagu Last Name Facts

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

Nwagu (Hindi: न्वागु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,755th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 477,903 people. The last name Nwagu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwagu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwagu is also the 349,457th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 575 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15,160 people, or 1 in 11,685. In Nigeria Nwagu is mostly found in: Imo, where 32 percent reside, Anambra, where 19 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nwagu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Nwagu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning R 226,044 per year and in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaegu9147/
Nwaagu9124/
Nwaugu9116/
Nwagou9115/
Nwaghu9110/
Nwaigu918/
Nwuagu917/
Nwaggu914/
Nweagu913/
Nwaguh912/
Nwaqgu911/
Nnwagu911/
Nwanguh8318/
Nwanggu831/
Nwagheu831/
Nwankgu831/
Nnwangu831/
Nwuangu831/
Nwogu8048,330/
Nwegu80387/
Nbagu8011/
Nuagu802/
Nhwwuagu771/
Nwoguh7338/
Nwoghu7325/
Nwuogu7321/
Nvangu734/
Nwoogu734/
Nwougu734/
Nwogou734/
Nwwegu734/
Nweigu733/
Nwhogu733/
Nwuegu732/
Nwgogu732/
Nwogau732/
Nwoygu732/
Nweguh731/
Nwegou731/
Nnwogu731/
Nwwogu731/
Nweghu731/
Nwoggu731/
Nweugu731/
Nwogus731/
Nmbagu731/
Nwagoe731/
Nweighu671/
Nmbeagu671/
Nwongou671/
Nwogueu671/
Nwonghu671/

Nwagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nwagu in the Hindi language
न्वागुnvagu-

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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
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  • 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 Nwagu
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