Nwanga Surname
Approximately 6,626 people bear this surname
Nwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,614 | 1:26,783 | 2,303 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Nwanga (395) may also be a first name.
Nwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwanga occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,218th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,099,841 people. The last name Nwanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwanga live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwanga is also the 434,832nd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 395 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,614 people, or 1 in 26,783. In Nigeria Nwanga is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent reside, Benue, where 8 percent reside and Enugu, where 6 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Nwanga exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwangah | 92 | 32 | / |
| Nwangha | 92 | 13 | / |
| Nhwanga | 92 | 13 | / |
| Nnwanga | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nwangap | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwganga | 92 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwannga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaanga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanngah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanguha | 86 | 1 | / |
| N'Wuanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwuangha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwange | 83 | 547 | / |
| Nwango | 83 | 87 | / |
| Nwangi | 83 | 56 | / |
| Nvanga | 83 | 34 | / |
| Nuanga | 83 | 34 | / |
| Nwonga | 83 | 25 | / |
| Nwamga | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nbanga | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nuangay | 77 | 126 | / |
| Nwangoh | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nwongha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwangee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwangeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwanghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnuanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanget | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaingi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nbangha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwankgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuanggay | 71 | 78 | / |
| Nuangaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanga | 67 | 20,599 | / |
| Mvanga | 67 | 740 | / |
| Nvangi | 67 | 130 | / |
| Nuango | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nwongo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwassengo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nbango | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nvonga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nvenga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nbonga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwachinge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuangi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwonge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwamgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuangj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbange | 67 | 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 Nwanga
- 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