Nwakire Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Nwakire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 350 | 1:506,122 | 25,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nwakire (19) may also be a first name.
Nwakire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwakire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwakire is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwakire? popularity and diffusion
Nwakire is the 796,486th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwakire reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwakire is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 506,122. In Nigeria Nwakire is most numerous in: Abia, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Enugu, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwakaire | 93 | 176 | / |
| Nwakirie | 93 | 6 | / |
| Nwakoire | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nwakireh | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nwakeire | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nnwakire | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwakir | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaskaire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwakiri | 86 | 123 | / |
| Nwakere | 86 | 26 | / |
| Nwakior | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwokire | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwakare | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwakira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nbakire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikiri | 80 | 163 | / |
| Nwokoire | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nwakeure | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwakerie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaekere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaekiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwokre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaekerie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nweakerie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwokiri | 71 | 35 | / |
| Nwokere | 71 | 32 | / |
| Nwekere | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nvakure | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaikchiri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwokeir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nvakhre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwokeure | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nwokerie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nwekerie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbakiree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwakaeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwachiri | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwakire
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