Nwajei Surname

122,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwajei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwajei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5271:50,2253,846
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nwajei (85) may also be a first name.

Nwajei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwajei is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwajei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,552nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,953,766 people. The last name Nwajei occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwajei are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwajei is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 85 people.

Nwajei is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,527 people, or 1 in 50,225. In Nigeria Nwajei is most numerous in: Delta, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Edo, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Nwajei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwajei surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nwajei earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.35% more than the national average, earning $60,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $47,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nweajei925/
Nwajiei924/
Nwaajei923/
Nwajeyi921/
Nwaji916,745/
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Nwajji831/
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Nwhaji831/
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Nwazeji772/
Nvadjei771/
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Nwoji732,153/
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Nwagi7371/
Nwaye7346/
Nwase7331/
Nuaji7325/
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Nweae732/
Nweie732/
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Nuaje731/
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N'Waye6727/
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Nwaize678/
Nnwaze678/
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Nwaiza672/
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Nwaijy671/
Nweuji671/
Nwauwe671/
Nwijie671/
Nwuazi671/
Nwajsa671/
Nwazeu671/
Nnwagi671/
Nwajau671/
Nwuaze671/
Nwheje671/
Nweuzi671/
Nwazer671/
Nwazia671/
Nwazez671/
Nwazui671/
Nwojoe671/
Nwojhi671/
Nwawey671/
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Nwojai671/
Nwojea671/
Nwarzi671/
Nwuoji671/
Nuowei671/
Nuajui671/

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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 Nwajei
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