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

Nwahiri is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nwahiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwahiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 350,471st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwahiri are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwahiri is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,010 people, or 1 in 175,389. In Nigeria Nwahiri is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 25 percent live, Abia, where 24 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nwahiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwahiri surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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