Nwange Surname
Approximately 547 people bear this surname
Nwange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 530 | 1:334,232 | 18,224 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nwange Demographics
Nwange Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwange Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwange is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwange? popularity and diffusion
It is the 575,362nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name Nwange occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwange are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 334,232. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 63 percent reside, Delta, where 12 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Nwange occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Nwange Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nwange surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwangee | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwangeh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwangie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanghe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanget | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanga | 83 | 6,626 | / |
| Nwanze | 83 | 5,580 | / |
| Nwanse | 83 | 193 | / |
| Nwangi | 83 | 56 | / |
| Nwanje | 83 | 56 | / |
| Nwonge | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nuange | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwance | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nbange | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwachinge | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwanzeh | 77 | 40 | / |
| Nwanjei | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nwanche | 77 | 29 | / |
| Nwanset | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nwangha | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nhwanga | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nnwanga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwannze | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nnwanze | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwainze | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwangoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaingi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanjje | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwannga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanzeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanguha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwuanjea | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Wuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwuangha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwancher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbange | 67 | 1,662 | / |
| Nwanji | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Nwanzi | 67 | 376 | / |
| Nwansi | 67 | 238 | / |
| Mvange | 67 | 161 | / |
| Nvangi | 67 | 130 | / |
| Nvenge | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nwanza | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nvanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nuanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nwonga | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nwansa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwamze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuangi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbanze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwonze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuangj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuance | 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 Nwange
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