Nwamu Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Nwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 321 | 1:551,847 | 26,913 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwamu (34) may also be a first name.
Nwamu Demographics
Average Nwamu Salary in
United States
$40,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwamu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nwamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwamu is the 786,896th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. Nwamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nwamu reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwamu is also the 1,775,424th most widely held given name globally It is held by 34 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria Nwamu is most frequent in: Enugu, where 24 percent live, Abia, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nwamu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Nwamu Last Name Statistics demography
Nwamu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwamou | 91 | 62 | / |
| Nwamuh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nwamud | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nwamgu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwaemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaimu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwamut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwammou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwamouh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nbamu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nwomu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nuamu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwemu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nvamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwammaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwammaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwahamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwomou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nmbamu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwoumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweemuu | 67 | 15 | / |
| N'Wêmou | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Vamou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuhamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwemmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Womou | 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 Nwamu
- 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