Nwanka Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Nwanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 603 | 1:293,769 | 16,486 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nwanka (706) may also be a first name.
Nwanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwanka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 531,574th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwanka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwanka is also the 310,909th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 706 people.
Nwanka is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 293,769. In Nigeria Nwanka is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 45 percent are found, Abia, where 15 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwankaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwankap | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwannka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwankoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwankha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwangka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwankash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwannkea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanko | 83 | 1,192 | / |
| Nwanke | 83 | 160 | / |
| Nuanka | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nwonka | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nwanki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nuangka | 77 | 43 | / |
| Nwankey | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwankuo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwankoo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nwwanko | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nnwanko | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwankeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwankeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwankie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwankoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwanked | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuankoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuankha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwankou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwankih | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwankko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwankee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwamkah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwonnka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwganko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwankio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuankhau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuankhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannkey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nweaneke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwonke | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nwonko | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nuanki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwachinko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwance | 67 | 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 Nwanka
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