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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaji? popularity and diffusion
Nwaji is the 73,048th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,080,437 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwaji live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaji is also the 292,462nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 786 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,704 people, or 1 in 26,423. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Nwaji exists in 12 countries. It is also common 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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