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 surname Nwamo is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwamo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Nwamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwamo reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.
Nwamo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Nwamo is mostly found in: Abia, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Enugu, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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
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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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