Nwajagu Surname

159,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwajagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwajagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6841:66,0004,832
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nwajagu (14) may also be a first name.

Nwajagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwajagu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwajagu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 159,556th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,664,551 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwajagu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwajagu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,684 people, or 1 in 66,000. In Nigeria Nwajagu is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 30 percent are found, Enugu, where 25 percent are found and Imo, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Nwajagu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nwajagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nwajagu surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwajagu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Nwajagu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwajugu865/
Nwajogu862/
Nwojagu861/
Nwaugu7716/
Nwaigu778/
Nweagu773/
Nweazeagu751/
Nwasogu7155/
Nweeagu7118/
Nwayigu714/
Nwujogu713/
Nwagheu711/
Nwawegu711/
Nwieagu711/
Nwayogu711/
Nwazogu711/
Nwioagu711/
Nwijiogu674/
Nwaziogu671/
Nwayegheu6316/
Nwougu624/
Nweigu623/
Nwuegu622/
Nwoygu622/
Nweugu621/
Nwosogu5714/
Mbajigu574/
Nmbeagu571/
Nweighu571/
Nwosuogu531/
Nwoziogu531/

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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 Nwajagu
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