Nwaneri Surname

89,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaneri Surname User-submission:

Nwaneri is an Igbo surname originated form eastern Nigeria. The surname has it meaning as nwa, meaning 'child', and neri, meaning 'eating'.

With that we can say the meaning of Nwaneri is 'eating child'.

Nwaneri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,0191:35,2942,877
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
England501:1,114,36153,243
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nwaneri (163) may also be a first name.

Nwaneri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nwaneri is an Igbo surname originated form eastern Nigeria. The surname has it meaning as nwa, meaning 'child', and neri, meaning 'eating'.

With that we can say the meaning of Nwaneri is 'eating child'.

- iamluciu99

Nwaneri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwaneri has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaneri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,819th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,364,709 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwaneri reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 717,791st most common first name globally It is held by 163 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,019 people, or 1 in 35,294. In Nigeria Nwaneri is mostly found in: Lagos, where 23 percent reside, Abia, where 20 percent reside and Rivers, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Nwaneri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwaneri surname are 16.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nwaneri earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning R 262,932 per year and in United States they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $55,890 USD per year.

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Nwanari8628/
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Nwanera863/
Nwaniri861/
Nwanery861/
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Nwanarie806/
Nweneari804/
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Nwanniri801/
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Nwenari716/
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