Nwamah Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
United States281:12,944,962483,512

Nwamah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwamah is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwamah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,092,155th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nwamah reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Nwamah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria Nwamah is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Enugu, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live.

Nwamah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwamah surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.

Nwamah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $54,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nwamoh83107/
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Nwaema839/
Nwauma837/
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Nwamad832/
Nwuama831/
Nwhama831/
Nwgama831/
Nnwama831/
Nbamah831/
Nwaimoh7726/
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Nwaemea7716/
Nwaemma7710/
Nwamouh776/
Nwhamaa775/
Nwamoha774/
Nuammah771/
Nwaimma771/
Nwaamaa771/
Nwahama771/
Nnwamma771/
Nwoma73372/
Nwema73171/
Nwamo73109/
Nuama7363/
Nbama7328/
Nvama734/
Nwamuoha719/
Nwammaut711/
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Nwaimuoh711/
Nwammuoh711/
Nwamuo671,932/
Nwaimo671,259/
Mbamah67117/
Nwamou6762/
Nwemoh6723/
Nuamai6720/
Nwaemo6714/
Nmbama674/
Nwammo674/
Nwuoma673/
Nwaumo673/
Nwomai672/
Nwamgo672/
Nwamey671/
N'Bama671/
Nvemah671/
Nwomaa671/
Nweema671/
Nwouma671/
Nweuma671/
Nnwoma671/
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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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  • 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 Nwamah
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