Nwanaya Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwanaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Nwanaya (9) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwannaya | 93 | 9 | / |
| Nwanaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwanay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwahunaya | 88 | 28 | / |
| Nnwannaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwanaja | 86 | 27 | / |
| Nwannaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nwanaye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwaneya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nwaniya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanayu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanoya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanaia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanyiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwanai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nwanoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwainyiya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nuangay | 71 | 126 | / |
| Nwanaju | 71 | 92 | / |
| Nwanaji | 71 | 72 | / |
| Nwanyia | 71 | 31 | / |
| Nnwanye | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nwanyie | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nwanaje | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nwaneyi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nuanauy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nuanayu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwanoye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nvaniya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nweanye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwangoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaneyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwainye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannai | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanuua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuanaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannaji | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nwanoyuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaenyie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuanaiad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwanajuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwahanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwainyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwanaihe | 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 Nwanaya
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