Nwankpa Surname

41,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwankpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwankpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,3901:14,2971,423
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nwankpa (304) may also be a first name.

Nwankpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwankpa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwankpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwankpa is the 41,424th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 578,193 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwankpa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwankpa is also the 504,994th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 304 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 12,390 people, or 1 in 14,297. In Nigeria Nwankpa is primarily found in: Abia, where 46 percent reside, Imo, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwankpa Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Nwankpa surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nwankpa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.18% less than the national average, earning R 61,356 per year and in United States they earn 19.89% less than the national average, earning $34,568 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwankpah9357/
Nwaankpa936/
Nwamnkpa933/
Nwannkpa932/
Nweankpa931/
Nwankpaa931/
Nnwankpa931/
Nwankpo86125/
Nwankpi8628/
Nwankpe8623/
Nwonkpa863/
Nwankpuo805/
Nwuamkpa804/
Nwonkpo7115/
Nwamkpo7112/
Nwamkpe717/
Nuangpa712/
Nuangpha6719/
Nuangpai671/
Nuangphai634/
Nuangpho5313/
Mveinkpa531/
Nuangpee531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwankpa
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