Nwanko Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwanko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwanko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1141:159,0159,993
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England21:27,859,030389,889

Nwanko (103) may also be a first name.

Nwanko Last Name Facts

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

Nwanko occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nwanko.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwanko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,885th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwanko reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 103 people.

The surname Nwanko is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,114 people, or 1 in 159,015. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 13 percent live, Enugu, where 12 percent live and Ebonyi, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Nwanko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwanko last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Nwanko earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwankuo927/
Nwankoo926/
Nwwanko926/
Nnwanko925/
Nwankoh922/
Nwankou921/
Nwankko921/
Nwganko921/
Nwankoa921/
Nwanka83608/
Nwonko8315/
Nwachinko801/
Nuankot774/
Nwankaa773/
Nwankeu773/
Nwankap772/
Nuankoy771/
Nuankoa771/
Nwannka771/
Nwonkuo771/
Nwankha771/
Nwangka771/
Nuankhoi714/
Nwankash711/
Nuanka6750/
Nwonka6723/

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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 Nwanko
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