Nwaka Surname

66,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,6671:26,5702,284
Tanzania4651:113,85310,947
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
England841:663,31038,317
United States641:5,663,421279,165
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominica11:75,891912
Belize11:355,4743,977

Nwaka (2,865) may also be a first name.

Nwaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwaka occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwaka is the 66,284th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 968,960 people. The surname Nwaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwaka live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaka is also the 135,927th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 2,865 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,667 people, or 1 in 26,570. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 21 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Nwaka exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Nwaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nwaka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Nwaka are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nwaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.62% less than the national average, earning R 31,800 per year and in United States they earn 21.92% more than the national average, earning $52,606 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nvaka802/
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Nwwoka731/
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Nwatke731/
Nwokas731/
Nhwake731/
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Nuhaika676/
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Nwaachi673/
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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 Nwaka
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