Nwangene Surname
Approximately 650 people bear this surname
Nwangene Surname User-submission:
This is an Igbo surname. It has different variants because the Igbos are numerous and their intonations range from community to community, but the meaning is the same.
Nwangene means the same as nwa-ngene (child of the water).
Read More About This SurnameNwangene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 642 | 1:275,923 | 15,656 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Nwangene (27) may also be a first name.
Nwangene Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Igbo surname. It has different variants because the Igbos are numerous and their intonations range from community to community, but the meaning is the same.
Nwangene means the same as nwa-ngene (child of the water). Nwa means 'child' and ngene means 'water/stream/river/sea).
In Igbo, some gods are also called ngene or chi-ngene (god of the water).
Igbo names can be given for different reasons, which in this case are as follows:
1. A woman who gave birth to her son within a river can decide to give him the name (ngene, nwangene, etc.).
2. A family that asked the water gods (chi-ngene) to enable them to have children can name their child in honor of the gods.
3. If a man's surname is Nwangene, he can decide to honor his father's name by giving the same name to his children or grandchildren.
4. A family that worships the water gods can name their children in honor of the gods.
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Where Does The Last Name Nwangene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwangene occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nwangene.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwangene? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 504,985th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwangene live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwangene is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 27 people.
The surname Nwangene is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 642 people, or 1 in 275,923. In Nigeria Nwangene is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 42 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 10 percent reside and Abia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwangeneh | 94 | 28 | / |
| Nwanngene | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nwanjene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwamjene | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mbangene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuangane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwanzenge | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mbangeen | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mbangine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nuanzhen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mvangane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nuanchean | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nwonginyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nvanganyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbahangine | 56 | 2 | / |
| Mvhanganei | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbahangaine | 53 | 4 | / |
| Nuanzina | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mvangani | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbanzine | 50 | 1 | / |
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