Nwamma Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Nwamma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Nwamma (28) may also be a first name.
Nwamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwamma occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwamma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,491,356th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwamma reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 28 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 21 percent are found, Enugu, where 17 percent are found and Delta, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Togo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaemma | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nwammah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nnwamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaimma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwama | 91 | 592 | / |
| Nwammaut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwammaud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanma | 83 | 549 | / |
| Nwamah | 83 | 225 | / |
| Nwaima | 83 | 37 | / |
| Nweama | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nwaema | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nwauma | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwammi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwammo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwamaa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwamad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwgama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwhama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwuama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnwama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwammuo | 77 | 88 | / |
| Nwammoh | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nwamaha | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nwaemea | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nwanmah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nwammhi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwammou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nwhamaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwannma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwamoha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nnwamah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nweemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwahama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwomma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaamaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuammah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuammai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoma | 73 | 372 | / |
| Nwema | 73 | 171 | / |
| Nwame | 73 | 150 | / |
| Nwamo | 73 | 109 | / |
| Nwami | 73 | 94 | / |
| Nuama | 73 | 63 | / |
| Nbama | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nvama | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwamuoha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nwannmah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwammuoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwamuo | 67 | 1,932 | / |
| Nwaimo | 67 | 1,259 | / |
| Nuanma | 67 | 994 | / |
| Nuammi | 67 | 141 | / |
| Nwamoh | 67 | 107 | / |
| Nwamou | 67 | 62 | / |
| Nwanmo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nwaume | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nuamai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nweame | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nwaemo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwomah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mbamma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwameh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwamee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nmbama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaumo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwuoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwonma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwomai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwamgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuhanmmad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwomaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwachinma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wema | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Bama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwamey | 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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- 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 Nwamma
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