Nwami Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Nwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
Nwami (12) may also be a first name.
Nwami Demographics
Average Nwami Salary in
United States
$60,156 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwami is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,918,812th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nwami are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwami is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Nwami is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Nwami is most numerous in: Delta, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Nwami Last Name Statistics demography
Nwami earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.41% more than the national average, earning $60,156 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwammi | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwaimi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwammhi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwaemei | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwama | 80 | 592 | / |
| Nwame | 80 | 150 | / |
| Nwomi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nuami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nbami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeme | 73 | 652 | / |
| Nuammi | 73 | 141 | / |
| Nwamma | 73 | 141 | / |
| Nwaume | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nwaima | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nuamai | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nweame | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nweama | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nwauma | 73 | 7 | / |
| N'Wemi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwamee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwameh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwamaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwemyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwomai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaime | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnwama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwomie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwamey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwhama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhamai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nwamaha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwaemea | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nouhami | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwaemeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwhamaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwamoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaumeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuatmai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuaaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuamaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuamhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuhaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuammai | 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
- 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 Nwami
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis