Nwamarah Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Barbados

Nwamarah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwamarah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Nwamarah Last Name Facts

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

Nwamarah is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwamarah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Nwamarah live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Nwamarah is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Cross River, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Nwamarah Last Name Statistics demography

Nwamarah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwamara931,222/
Nwaamara888/
Nwamarza882/
Nwaumara881/
Nwamora8010/
Nbamara8010/
Nwamera801/
Nuhamara7526/
Nwamuora7511/
N'Vamara758/
Nmbamara751/
Nwammuora711/
Mbamara671,560/
Mbaamara633/
Mbammara631/
Nwaemeruo591/
Nvomera534/
Mbamora531/
Nuomera531/
N'Bamoro501/

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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 Nwamarah
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