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
The surname Nwamma is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwamma.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwamma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwamma are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.
The surname Nwamma is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Nwamma is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 21 percent live, Enugu, where 17 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.
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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- 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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