Nwanesi Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Nwanesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nwanesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwanesi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanesi? popularity and diffusion
Nwanesi is the 1,628,521st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Nwanesi live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Nwanesi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Kaduna, where 18 percent are found and Abia, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Nwanesi occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanezi | 86 | 105 | / |
| Nwaneji | 86 | 35 | / |
| Nwanysi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaniezi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwanezie | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwagnezi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwannezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwanneji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaneezie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwannezie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwaniji | 71 | 194 | / |
| Nwanege | 71 | 78 | / |
| Nwaneze | 71 | 65 | / |
| Nwanise | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nwaneje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwanije | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwanige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanjje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanice | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwangeze | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nwanieze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwanizie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwanegeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwanneze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwanaize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwanoizie | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mvonesi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Nwonege | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nvaneza | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nwonige | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mvangezi | 53 | 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
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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 Nwanesi
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