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

Nwani is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nwani.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,354th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 356,970 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwani reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwani is also the 242,362nd most common first name world-wide, held by 1,085 people.

The last name Nwani is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20,242 people, or 1 in 8,751. In Nigeria Nwani is most frequent in: Anambra, where 27 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 20 percent are found and Enugu, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nwani surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% registered with 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

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Nwaani9135/
Nwanih9122/
Nwanai9112/
Nwanoi9111/
Nwamni917/
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Nwuani913/
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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/
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Nvanai731/
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Nwanay731/
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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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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwani
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