Nwalema Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Nwalema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nwalema Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nwalema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwalema occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nwalema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwalema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Nwalema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Nwalema are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Nwalema is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 41 percent live, Lagos, where 37 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nwalema occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 45 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwalemah937/
Nwaleuma931/
Nwalima8632/
Nwalama8616/
Nwaleme868/
Nwalemo864/
Nwalioma803/
Nwaelima801/
Nwalimaa801/
Mbalema7113/
Nwolima7113/
Nwalimi7111/
N'Balima671/
Nuallamai638/
Mbolema5758/
Mbalima5734/
Mbaleme5718/
Nuolemo575/
Mvalama575/
Mbaleeme531/
Nuolimaa531/
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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 Nwalema
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