Nwalu Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5821:304,36916,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Nwalu (29) may also be a first name.

Nwalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwalu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwalu? popularity and diffusion

Nwalu is the 543,414th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwalu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwalu is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 304,369. In Nigeria Nwalu is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 65 percent are found, Abia, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Nwalu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 0 percent are found.

Nwalu Last Name Statistics demography

Nwalu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaulu91589/
Nwaelu9130/
Nwaalu915/
Nwaliu914/
Nwealu911/
Nwallu911/
Nwualu911/
Nwaleu911/
Nwailu911/
Nwolu80780/
Nwelu8069/
Nualu8016/
Nbalu804/
Nvalu803/
Nwuolu736/
Nwoulu736/
Nualgu734/
Nvaleu732/
Nwuelu731/
Nualaut671/

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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 Nwalu
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