Nwankpu Surname
Approximately 1,724 people bear this surname
Nwankpu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,723 | 1:102,811 | 6,943 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Nwankpu (121) may also be a first name.
Nwankpu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwankpu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwankpu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwankpu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,811th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,227,115 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwankpu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 121 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,723 people, or 1 in 102,811. In Nigeria Nwankpu is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 85 percent live, Enugu, where 3 percent live and Benue, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Mali, where 0 percent live.
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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 Nwankpu
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