Nwak Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwak occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nwak.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Nwak is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nwak live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 89 percent live and Enugu, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwake89585/
Nwack8923/
Nwuak895/
Nwauk892/
Nwaik891/
Nnwak891/
Nweak891/
Nwaike80399/
Nwauke80115/
Nweake8043/
Nwakpp802/
Nhwake801/
Nwadke801/
Nwatke801/
Nwakph801/
Nwajke801/
Nuak75632/
Nwok7516/
Nwag758/
Nwac752/
Nwaq751/
Nvak751/
Nwaiske731/
Nwakowa731/
Nwoke6719,248/
Nuake6728/
Nvakh674/
Nwazq672/
Nwagh672/
Nwoks672/
Nwaig671/
Nwouk671/
Nwahg671/
Nvake671/
Nwokp671/
Nwokx671/
Nuack671/
Nwaqt671/

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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 Nwak
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