Nwangwu Surname

72,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwangwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwangwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,6261:26,7342,296
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
England321:1,741,18971,393
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nwangwu (291) may also be a first name.

Nwangwu Last Name Facts

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

Nwangwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwangwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwangwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,556th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,072,644 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwangwu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 291 people.

The last name Nwangwu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,626 people, or 1 in 26,734. In Nigeria Nwangwu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 32 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwangwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwangwu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nwangwu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $45,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwuangwu932/
Nwangwuu931/
Nwangwui931/
Nweangwu931/
Nwangwuth881/
Nwankwu86703/
Nwongwu8612/
Nbangwu864/
Nwamgwu862/
Nwanqwu861/
Nwankwgu8011/
Nwhankwu804/
Nwanckwu802/
Nwaunkwu801/
Nwankwou801/
Nwonkwu7113/
Nwankwoo677/
Nwounkwu674/
Mbangkwu671/
Nwankwoe671/
Mbongwu571/
Nwomkwu571/
Mbongwuh531/
Mbangueu531/

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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 Nwangwu
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