Nwaneri Surname
Approximately 5,340 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,019 | 1:35,294 | 2,877 |
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
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'.
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanaeri | 93 | 57 | / |
| Nwanneri | 93 | 23 | / |
| Nwanerih | 93 | 19 | / |
| Nwanerri | 93 | 9 | / |
| Nwangeri | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nnwaneri | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nwanerie | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nwaneiri | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwanoeri | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwaneariz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwannerri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwanari | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nweneri | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nwanere | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nwanera | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwaniri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanery | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwangere | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nwanorie | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nwanarie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nweneari | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwannere | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwanniri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwannari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwenari | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nwanore | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwanire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaniry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nweneary | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mvangeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nboneire | 53 | 1 | / |
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