Nwako Surname

380,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nwako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6031:293,76916,486
Botswana2701:8,1001,415
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nwako (107) may also be a first name.

Nwako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwako occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nwako.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwako? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwako is the 380,259th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,769,239 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwako reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwako is also the 910,230th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 107 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 293,769. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 21 percent live, Rivers, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Nwako Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwako last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nwako earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.64% less than the national average, earning R 176,700 per year and in United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwauko9197/
Nwakoh9147/
Nwakuo9113/
Nwaiko915/
Nwaeko914/
Nwakoi914/
Nweako913/
Nwakoa912/
Nwaako912/
Nwuako911/
Nwakohu8398/
Nwaikoi8310/
Nwakuoa833/
Nwagkuo833/
Nwakoha831/
Nwoko8011,958/
Nwaka807,521/
Nuako802,860/
Nweko8038/
Nvako808/
Nwaco803/
Nnwaekoi771/
Nwokoh73332/
Nwauka73169/
Nwakah7342/
Nwaska7317/
Nwaaka7311/
Nwaika7310/
Nwakaa7310/
Nwouko738/
Nwakau738/
Nwekoy737/
N'Vako735/
Nwaeka735/
Nnwoko735/
Nnuako734/
Nnwaka734/
Nwuaka733/
Nwakeu732/
Nweaka732/
Nwhoko732/
N'Waka731/
Nwokoz731/
Nwokuo731/
Nwazka731/
Nhweko731/
Nwokoa731/
Nwohko731/
Nwooko731/
Nwekou731/
Nwekoh731/
Nwokou731/
Nwokoj731/
Nwokohu6749/
Nwahaka6736/
Nwokoha6734/
Nwokoch6715/
Nwookoh673/
Nwakach673/
Nwashka671/
N'Bakou671/
N'Wekou671/
N'Vakou671/
Nwaekka671/
Nweikeo671/
Nnuakoh671/

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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 Nwako
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