Nwancha Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nwancha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwancha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2891:612,95129,166
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nwancha (38) may also be a first name.

Nwancha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwancha is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwancha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwancha is the 816,514th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwancha are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 38 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 79 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaancha931/
Nwancho861,606/
Nwanchi86311/
Nuancha8666/
Nwanche8629/
Nwoncha863/
Nwankha861/
Nuanchai80309/
Nnwancho805/
Nwanchuo802/
Nwanchoi801/
Nhwancho801/
Nwancher801/
Nwontcha801/
Nwanja771,945/
Nwanza7742/
Nwansa776/
Nwhanchop751/
Nwanzia71178/
Nwencho7179/
Mbancha7145/
Nwansoh7116/
Nwwanja714/
Nnwanja714/
Nwandja714/
Nwonchi714/
Nwanhso713/
Nwansho712/
Nwangeh712/
Nwamcho712/
Nwaanja712/
Nwonche711/
Nwansah711/
Nuankha711/
Nwanjih711/
Nwangea711/
Nuanchui67110/
Nuamchat6759/
Nuanchit6732/
Nwannnsa672/
Nuanchuy672/
Nwuanjea671/
Nwaindja671/
Nbouncha671/
Mbantcha671/
Nuanchoo671/
Nuankhai671/
Nuankhau671/
Nnwanjah671/

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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 Nwancha
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