Nwama Surname
Approximately 592 people bear this surname
Nwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 580 | 1:305,419 | 17,008 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwama (42) may also be a first name.
Nwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwama occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nwama.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 542,091st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwama are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwama is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.
The surname Nwama is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 305,419. In Nigeria Nwama is most numerous in: Lagos, where 20 percent reside, Abia, where 17 percent reside and Enugu, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwamah | 91 | 225 | / |
| Nwamma | 91 | 141 | / |
| Nwaima | 91 | 37 | / |
| Nwaema | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nweama | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nwauma | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwamaa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwamad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwuama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnwama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwgama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwhama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwamaha | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nwaemea | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nwaemma | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nwammah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwhamaa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwamoha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nnwamah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwahama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaamaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaimma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnwamma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwoma | 80 | 372 | / |
| Nwema | 80 | 171 | / |
| Nwame | 80 | 150 | / |
| Nwamo | 80 | 109 | / |
| Nwami | 80 | 94 | / |
| Nuama | 80 | 63 | / |
| Nbama | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nvama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwamuoha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nwammaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwammaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwamuo | 73 | 1,932 | / |
| Nwaimo | 73 | 1,259 | / |
| Nwamoh | 73 | 107 | / |
| Nwamou | 73 | 62 | / |
| Nwaume | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nuamai | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nweame | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nwaemo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nwomah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nwammi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwameh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwamee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nmbama | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwammo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwuoma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwaumo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwaime | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaimi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwomai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwamgo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwamey | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Bama | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Wema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwomaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwammuo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Nuhamai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nwaimoh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nwammoh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nwammhi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwamouh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwammou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwuamuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaumeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaemei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwamuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwomma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuhamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuammah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuammai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuatmai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuamaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Weima | 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
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- 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 Nwama
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