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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,354th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 356,970 people. The surname Nwani occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwani are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 242,362nd most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,085 people.

The last name is most frequently held 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 live, Ebonyi, where 20 percent live and Enugu, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwanyi91219/
Nwanni91107/
Nwaani9135/
Nwanih9122/
Nwanai9112/
Nwanoi9111/
Nwamni917/
Nhwani916/
Nnwani916/
Nwaini915/
Nwanis913/
Nwanie913/
Nwuani913/
Nwhani913/
Nwayni911/
Nwahni911/
Nwanij911/
Nwanui911/
Nweani911/
Nwaniy911/
Nwaniz911/
Nweanyi8316/
Nwanije832/
Nnwanyi831/
Nwannai831/
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/
Nwamne731/
Nwanoa731/
Nwanes731/
Nweany731/
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/
Nwangoy671/
Nwanjje671/
Nwanuua671/
Nnwaneh671/
Nbaanyi671/
Nuanaai671/
Nuhanai671/
Nuhanit671/

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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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  • 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 Nwani
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