Nwaji Surname
Approximately 6,745 people bear this surname
Nwaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,704 | 1:26,423 | 2,269 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwaji (786) may also be a first name.
Nwaji Demographics
Average Nwaji Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwaji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻮﺍﺟﻲ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 73,048th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,080,437 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwaji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 292,462nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 786 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,704 people, or 1 in 26,423. In Nigeria Nwaji is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Nwaji Last Name Statistics demography
Nwaji earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nwaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nwaji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻮﺍﺟﻲ | anwajy | - |
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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 Nwaji
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