Nwagwu Surname

65,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwagwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwagwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,2701:24,3662,129
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
England711:784,76142,668
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nwagwu (331) may also be a first name.

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

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Nwuangwu862/
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Nwogwu832,523/
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Nbagwu8395/
Nwacwu834/
Nuagwu832/
Nwaqwu831/
Nwaikwu77412/
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Nwongwu7712/
Nweakwu776/
Nwuogwu774/
Nwagbeu771/
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Nwakwou771/
Nwaigbu771/
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Nwanqwu771/
Nwaugbu771/
Nmbagwu771/
Nwhogwu771/
Nwoigwu771/
Nwhankwu714/
Nwanckwu712/
Nwaunkwu711/
Nwokwu676,558/
Nwekwu67182/
Nbakwu676/
Nwoqwu673/
Nwachkwuu673/
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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
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  • 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
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