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
Nwanga is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanga? popularity and diffusion
Nwanga is the 74,218th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,099,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwanga are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwanga is also the 434,832nd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 395 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,614 people, or 1 in 26,783. In Nigeria Nwanga is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent live, Benue, where 8 percent live and Enugu, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
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