Nwaku Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Nwaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 475 | 1:372,932 | 19,880 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Nwaku (161) may also be a first name.
Nwaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwaku is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 621,618th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwaku live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 722,635th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 161 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 372,932. In Nigeria Nwaku is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 22 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaiku | 91 | 723 | / |
| Nwauku | 91 | 58 | / |
| Nwaeku | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nwakau | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nwakeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnwaku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwadku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwazku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwakhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwakup | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nhwaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwakohu | 83 | 98 | / |
| Nwachku | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nwackhu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwakuch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwoku | 80 | 821 | / |
| Nweku | 80 | 114 | / |
| Nuaku | 80 | 92 | / |
| Nvaku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnwoku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwokus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwouku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuakui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuakku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbakeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaqgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwozku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokohu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nwokuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Bakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Vakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwooku | 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 Nwaku
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