Nwaje Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Nwaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Nwaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwaje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻮﺍﺟﻪ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nwaje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwaje live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Edo, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria Nwaje exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nwaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nwaje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻮﺍﺟﻪ | anwajh | - |
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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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- 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 Nwaje
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