Nwahia Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Nwahia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwahia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwahia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwahia occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nwahia.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwahia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwahia reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Nwahia is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Nwahia is mostly found in: Kano, where 36 percent reside, Rivers, where 21 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwohia | 83 | 125 | / |
| Nwaihi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwoaia | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Waha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwahio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwahiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwai | 80 | 189 | / |
| Nwaa | 80 | 31 | / |
| Nwaihie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwaji | 73 | 6,745 | / |
| Nwaja | 73 | 762 | / |
| Nwaya | 73 | 162 | / |
| Nwayi | 73 | 124 | / |
| Nwahu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nwajh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwhie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwaeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwgai | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Wai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nvaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaij | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwhai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajie | 67 | 254 | / |
| Nwajah | 67 | 199 | / |
| Nwaije | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nhwaya | 67 | 135 | / |
| Nwaiyi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Nwaihu | 67 | 77 | / |
| N'Wayi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Nuaiad | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nwojah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nweeia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mbahia | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nwaiyo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nwuyah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwaiss | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwayah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwaihe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwauja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwaaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwijah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwajii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwayaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwiyah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaiou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwagie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaiuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwajio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Waja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuohia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwgaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Waya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwayio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwayih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwayeh | 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 Nwahia
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