Nwango Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Nwango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwango (30) may also be a first name.
Nwango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwango Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwango is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwango? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwango reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 43 percent are found, Enugu, where 19 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwangoh | 92 | 24 | / |
| Nwangho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangoy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangot | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwankgo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanga | 83 | 6,626 | / |
| Nuango | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nwongo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nbango | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwamgo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwassengo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nwangah | 77 | 32 | / |
| Nhwanga | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nwangha | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nnwanga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwaanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nbaungo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwganga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwongou | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwannga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwongho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwangga | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwuangha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanngah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbango | 67 | 15,821 | / |
| Mvango | 67 | 816 | / |
| Nbongo | 67 | 138 | / |
| Nvanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nuanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nwonga | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nwamga | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nbanga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nvongo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvengo | 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 Nwango
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