Nwanedi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Nwanedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nwanedi (14) may also be a first name.
Nwanedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwanedi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nwanedi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanedi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwanedi is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwanedi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwanedi is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name globally It is held by 14 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 35 percent are found, Rivers, where 27 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwannedi | 93 | 31 | / |
| Nwanaedi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwanedie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwannedie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwanodi | 86 | 560 | / |
| Nwanadi | 86 | 82 | / |
| Nwanede | 86 | 61 | / |
| Nwaneda | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nwannadi | 80 | 90 | / |
| Nwangede | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nwaniede | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nwannodi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nwaneded | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaneideh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnwangede | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwonodi | 71 | 345 | / |
| Nwanade | 71 | 209 | / |
| Nwanode | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nwonadi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanody | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanadee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwanideh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwonnodi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwanuide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwannade | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanidi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbanjdi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nwonade | 57 | 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 Nwanedi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis