Nwalaka Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Nwalaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwalaka (16) may also be a first name.
Nwalaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwalaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwalaka is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwalaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwalaka is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwalaka reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwalaka is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 16 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Nwalaka is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 31 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 24 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwailaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwaloka | 86 | 105 | / |
| Nwalako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaleka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaileka | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nwaeleka | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nwalioka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nualakha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwaliako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaloko | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nwaloke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwelako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nweleka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalakai | 67 | 149 | / |
| Nwalioke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbalauka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaleike | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mb'alaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwalokoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwauloko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauloke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalakau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbailaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeleko | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Bailaki | 63 | 420 | / |
| Mbalake | 57 | 55 | / |
| Nwoloki | 57 | 49 | / |
| Nwoloko | 57 | 43 | / |
| Mbalako | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mbaloka | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbalaca | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbalaky | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nwoloke | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbalyaki | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mballako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbalakke | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mballakoy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbaliakou | 50 | 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 Nwalaka
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