Nwakor Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwakor Surname User-submission:

The surname Nwakor means 'child never lacks in a palace'.

Nwakor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1191:158,3059,949
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nwakor (200) may also be a first name.

Nwakor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nwakor means 'child never lacks in a palace'.

- chinedunwakor

Nwakor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwakor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nwakor.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwakor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 320,495th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,250,039 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwakor reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwakor is also the 640,739th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 200 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 158,305. In Nigeria Nwakor is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent are found, Abia, where 18 percent are found and Enugu, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nwakor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwakor surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Nwakor earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning R 302,916 per year and in United States they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning $34,261 USD per year.

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Nwokore7736/
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Nwokoire7115/
Nwakeure712/
Nuakar6711/
Mbakoor627/
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Mbaîkor621/
Mbaakor621/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwakor
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