Nwanah Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Nwanah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 152 | 1:1,165,413 | 47,471 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Nwanah (19) may also be a first name.
Nwanah Demographics
Average Nwanah Salary in
South Africa
R 83,676
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nwanah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwanah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,295,379th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nwanah reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Nwanah is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 21 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Nwanah Last Name Statistics demography
Nwanah earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.79% less than the national average, earning R 83,676 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwannah | 92 | 190 | / |
| Nwangah | 92 | 32 | / |
| Nweanah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwainah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaunah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwana | 91 | 2,414 | / |
| Nwanngah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanna | 83 | 12,317 | / |
| Nwonah | 83 | 109 | / |
| Nwauna | 83 | 48 | / |
| Nwanai | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nwanha | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nnwana | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwanaa | 83 | 3 | / |
| N'Wana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwasna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaina | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwanoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwuana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nhwana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwanay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwanau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwanoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwahna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nbanah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwangoh | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nwannoh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nhwanga | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nnwanga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwonnah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nwannaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwanuoh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nnwanna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwaanna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwannai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwamnoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwannga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwannea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwganga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuana | 73 | 262 | / |
| Nwano | 73 | 173 | / |
| Nwona | 73 | 85 | / |
| Nbana | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nvana | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nwena | 73 | 9 | / |
| N'Wuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaymna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuamna | 67 | 192 | / |
| Nwanuo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nuanai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nuanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nvanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nuanna | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nuanho | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nwanno | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nwonna | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nwanoo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nwanoi | 67 | 11 | / |
| N'Wena | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwamno | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwanou | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Bana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwogna | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Wona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nbanna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nweina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbeana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwachinna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuanat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuenah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvanai | 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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- 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 Nwanah
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