Nwamo Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Nwamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwamo (24) may also be a first name.
Nwamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwamo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwamo is the 1,755,741st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Nwamo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwamo live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
Nwamo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Nwamo is most frequent in: Abia, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Enugu, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Nwamo exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwamuo | 91 | 1,932 | / |
| Nwaimo | 91 | 1,259 | / |
| Nwamoh | 91 | 107 | / |
| Nwamou | 91 | 62 | / |
| Nwaemo | 91 | 14 | / |
| Nwammo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwaumo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwamgo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwammuo | 83 | 88 | / |
| Nwaimoh | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nwammoh | 83 | 25 | / |
| Nwammou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwamouh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwamoha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nnwamuo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwuamuo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwama | 80 | 592 | / |
| Nwomo | 80 | 105 | / |
| Nwemo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nvamo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwamuoha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nwaimuoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwammuoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwahamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwamah | 73 | 225 | / |
| Nwamma | 73 | 141 | / |
| Nwaima | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nwemoh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nweama | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nwaema | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nwauma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwomou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwomuo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwamaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuamuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwamad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwhama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoumo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwgama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuamoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwamaha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwaemma | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwammah | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Wêmou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwommuo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwhamaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuammot | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Vamou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwamah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuamhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Womou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwemmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwamma | 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 Nwamo
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