Nwahiri Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwahiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0101:175,38910,830
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwahiri (19) may also be a first name.

Nwahiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwahiri is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwahiri? popularity and diffusion

Nwahiri is the 350,471st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name Nwahiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwahiri reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,010 people, or 1 in 175,389. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Abia, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Nwahiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwahiri last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Nwahiri earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaehiri93124/
Nweahiri938/
Nwaahiri933/
Nwahihri932/
Nwahirio931/
Nwohiri86131/
Nwehiri868/
Nuahiri861/
Nwahiry861/
Nwaheri861/
Nwajieri803/
Nweaheri803/
Nwauhira801/
Nwaeri7777/
Nuairi774/
Nwahere713/
Nnwaeri713/
Nwaojri711/
Nwaoyri711/
N'Bahire671/
Nbaeri6217/
Nwoeri628/
Nuairy628/
Nwaere626/
Mbahire574/
Nwohere573/
Nwoerie571/
Nuaisroy531/
Mbaheire531/
Mbahayire501/

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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 Nwahiri
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