Nwana Surname

177,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2901:137,3208,855
Cameroon9951:20,8732,840
United States501:7,249,179331,838
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England161:3,482,379114,324
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nwana (369) may also be a first name.

Nwana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nwana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nwana is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,264th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,018,867 people. Nwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwana are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 452,461st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 369 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,290 people, or 1 in 137,320. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 18 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Nwana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwana surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Nwana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.49% less than the national average, earning R 15,480 per year and in United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nwanah91175/
Nwauna9148/
Nwanai9112/
Nwanha917/
Nnwana914/
Nwanaa913/
Nwaina912/
Nwasna912/
Nwaana912/
N'Wana912/
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N'Wanga831/
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Nwani8020,415/
Nuana80262/
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Nwano80173/
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Nbana8032/
Nvana8016/
Nwany809/
Nwena809/
Nwanngah771/
Nwaaymna771/
N'Wuanga771/
Nwanne731,929/
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Nuamna73192/
Nwonah73109/
Nwanni73107/
Nwanuo7365/
Nuanai7358/
Nwanje7356/
Nwaine7346/
Nwaani7335/
Nuanga7334/
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Nuanna7327/
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Nwanih7322/
Nwagne7319/
Nwanoo7313/
Nwanoi7311/
Nwaner7310/
N'Wena739/
Nwanee737/
Nwamni737/
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Nhwani736/
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Nwaini735/
N'Bana734/
Nwogna734/
Nwanou734/
Nbanna733/
Nwanis733/
Nwanez733/
Nwanie733/
Nwaune733/
Nwuani733/
N'Wona733/
Nwhani733/
Nweina732/
Nwanoh732/
Nwayni731/
Nwagno731/
Nuaana731/
Nwauno731/
Nnwona731/
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Nwanij731/
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Nwaeno731/
Nweani731/
Nweany731/
Nwaniy731/
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Nuanat731/
Nwachinna711/
Nnwannaya711/
Nuangay67126/
Nuannai6794/
Nwanneh6733/
Nuamnai6732/
Nwangoh6724/
Nwannoh6719/
Nweanyi6716/
Nwonnah676/
Nnwanne676/
Nwaigne674/
Nuanauy674/
Nwanuoh673/
Nwamnuo673/
Nwanije672/
Nwangeh672/
Nwangne672/
Nuangna672/
Nuhaana671/
Nweanne671/
Nnwanyi671/
Nwaanne671/
Nwannet671/
Nwamnoh671/
Nwaunyi671/
Nouhana671/
Nuhanna671/
N'Vagna671/
Nwaingi671/
Nwangoy671/
Nwanjje671/
Nwanhis671/
Nnwaneh671/
Nuanaai671/
Nuanead671/
Nuhanai671/

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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 Nwana
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