Nwankpele Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwankpele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwankpele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwankpele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwankpele occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwankpele.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwankpele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nwankpele reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Nwankpele is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Nwankpele
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