Nwanigwe Surname
3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwanigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaenigwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nwainigwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nwanuigwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nwanikwe | 88 | 152 | / |
| Nwanigwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwonigwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwonuigwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nwaenugwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nwanegw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwanekwe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nwanikwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwaanukwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanegwoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanekwa | 63 | 150 | / |
| Mbanikwe | 63 | 132 | / |
| Nwonukwue | 59 | 8 | / |
| Nwannekwa | 59 | 7 | / |
| Nwanukwai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nwannnnekwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbanekwe | 50 | 8 | / |
| Mbonegwe | 50 | 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 Nwanigwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis