Nwani Surname

26,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria20,2421:8,751974
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England381:1,466,26563,675
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Iceland41:95,0224,787
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Nwani (1,085) may also be a first name.

Nwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwani is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,354th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 356,970 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwani reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 242,362nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,085 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20,242 people, or 1 in 8,751. In Nigeria Nwani is most frequent in: Anambra, where 27 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 20 percent reside and Enugu, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Nwani exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwani last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nwani earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.46% less than the national average, earning $37,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nwanni91107/
Nwaani9135/
Nwanih9122/
Nwanai9112/
Nwanoi9111/
Nwamni917/
Nhwani916/
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Nwaini915/
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Nwanie913/
Nwuani913/
Nwhani913/
Nwayni911/
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Nwanij911/
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Nwanije832/
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Nwaunyi831/
Nwaingi831/
Nwanaia831/
Nwanhis831/
Nwana802,414/
Nwane80224/
Nuani8054/
Nwoni8019/
Nvani8015/
Nwany809/
Nnweanyi771/
Nwanna7312,317/
Nwanne731,929/
Nwonyi73636/
Nuaini73253/
Nuhani73247/
Nvangi73130/
Nuanai7358/
Nuanui7358/
Nwanje7356/
Nwauna7348/
Nwaine7346/
Nwagne7319/
Nuamni7311/
Nwaner7310/
Nwonie738/
Nwanee737/
Nwanha737/
Nnwane736/
Nwonui734/
Nnwana734/
Nwanez733/
Nwanaa733/
Nwaune733/
Nwaina732/
Nbanyi732/
Nwouni732/
Nwaana732/
N'Wana732/
Nuangi732/
Nuanoi732/
Nwhoni731/
Nwuana731/
Nwaneh731/
Nwaane731/
Nwahna731/
Nbanui731/
Nvanai731/
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Nwanoa731/
Nwanes731/
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Nwanay731/
Nhwana731/
Nuannoi67284/
Nuamnoi67222/
Nuannit67180/
Nuannai6794/
Nuamnui6751/
Nwanneh6733/
Nuamnai6732/
Nwanaja6727/
Nnwanne676/
Nwaigne674/
Nwannaa674/
Nuhaini673/
Nnwanna673/
N'Weini672/
Nwaanna672/
Nwangeh672/
Nwangne672/
Nweanne671/
Nwannea671/
Nwaanne671/
Nwannet671/
Nweynyi671/
Nouhani671/
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Nwanjje671/
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Nnwaneh671/
Nbaanyi671/
Nuanaai671/
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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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  • 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 Nwani
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