Nwanam Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Nwanam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 288 | 1:615,079 | 29,261 |
Nwanam Demographics
Nwanam Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwanam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwanam has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nwanam.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanam? popularity and diffusion
Nwanam is the 919,444th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Nwanam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwanam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 615,079. In Nigeria Nwanam is primarily found in: Ondo, where 77 percent live, Rivers, where 14 percent live and Adamawa, where 4 percent live.
Nwanam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nwanam last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwannam | 92 | 49 | / |
| Nwaname | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwannaam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanan | 83 | 122 | / |
| Nwanom | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nuannam | 77 | 113 | / |
| Nuamnam | 77 | 83 | / |
| Nuangam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwannan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwanome | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuanngam | 71 | 2,065 | / |
| Nwannang | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nweanang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nuangnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwangoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwagnang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannnan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuanan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mbanam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwweanang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuanom | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Nwanam
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