Nwange Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwange Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwange Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5301:334,23218,224
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nwange Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwange occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwange? popularity and diffusion

It is the 575,362nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. Nwange is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwange reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nwange is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 334,232. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 63 percent are found, Delta, where 12 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Nwange Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nwange surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwangee924/
Nwangeh922/
Nwangie921/
Nwangye921/
Nwanghe921/
Nwanget921/
Nwangea921/
Nwanga836,626/
Nwanze835,580/
Nwanse83193/
Nwangi8356/
Nwanje8356/
Nwonge832/
Nuange831/
Nwance831/
Nbange831/
Nwachinge803/
Nwanzeh7740/
Nwanjei7730/
Nwanche7729/
Nwanset7714/
Nwangha7713/
Nhwanga7713/
Nnwanga778/
Nwannze775/
Nnwanze772/
Nwainze772/
Nwangoy771/
Nwaingi771/
Nwanjje771/
N'Wanga771/
Nwangaa771/
Nwaanga771/
Nwannga771/
Nwangga771/
Nwanzeu771/
Nwanguha711/
Nwuanjea711/
N'Wuanga711/
Nwuangha711/
Nwancher711/
Mbange671,662/
Nwanji671,149/
Nwanzi67376/
Nwansi67238/
Mvange67161/
Nvangi67130/
Nvenge6753/
Nwanza6742/
Nvanga6734/
Nuanga6734/
Nwonga6725/
Nwansa676/
Nwamze672/
Nuanje672/
Nuangi672/
Nbangi671/
Nbanze671/
Nwonze671/
Nuangj671/
Nuance671/

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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 Nwange
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