Nwakodo Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwakodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwakodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nwakodo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwakodo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwakodo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwakodo is the 1,369,340th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwakodo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nwakodo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 81 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent reside and Kogi, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nwakodo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwakudo8649/
Nwokodo866/
Nwakoda865/
Nwakuda7115/
Nwokedo713/
Nwokoda711/
Nwocodo711/
Nwakada711/
Nwokudo711/
Nwakhada678/
Nwakatda671/
Nwekeudo671/
Mbaikoudou591/
Nuakada573/

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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
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  • 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 Nwakodo
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