Nwagwu Surname
Approximately 7,576 people bear this surname
Nwagwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,270 | 1:24,366 | 2,129 |
| United States | 193 | 1:1,878,026 | 122,158 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nwagwu (331) may also be a first name.
Nwagwu Demographics
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Nwagwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwagwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwagwu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwagwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwagwu is the 65,869th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 961,925 people. The last name Nwagwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwagwu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwagwu is also the 481,336th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 331 people.
The surname Nwagwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,270 people, or 1 in 24,366. In Nigeria Nwagwu is most common in: Abia, where 36 percent live, Rivers, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nwagwu exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Nwagwu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nwagwu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Nwagwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.82% less than the national average, earning R 102,612 per year; in United States they earn 31% more than the national average, earning $56,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% less than the national average, earning $44,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaegwu | 92 | 169 | / |
| Nwaugwu | 92 | 43 | / |
| Nwaagwu | 92 | 19 | / |
| Nwaigwu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nwagwuh | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nweagwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwagwup | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwagweu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwuagwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwacgwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwahgwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnwagwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwuangwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nwaugkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nweangwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwangwui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwangwuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwogwu | 83 | 2,523 | / |
| Nwegwu | 83 | 367 | / |
| Nwakwu | 83 | 230 | / |
| Nbagwu | 83 | 95 | / |
| Nwacwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nuagwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaqwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikwu | 77 | 412 | / |
| Nwaekwu | 77 | 218 | / |
| Nwaukwu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Nwackwu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nwongwu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nweakwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nwuogwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwagbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwakwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwakwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaigbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwakwgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanqwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaugbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nmbagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwhogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwhankwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwanckwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwaunkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwu | 67 | 6,558 | / |
| Nwekwu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Nbakwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwoqwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwachkwuu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwachckwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwuachkwu | 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 Nwagwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis