Nwankwa Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Nwankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 181 | 1:978,689 | 41,594 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwankwa (21) may also be a first name.
Nwankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwankwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwankwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,263,456th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Nwankwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwankwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.
The surname Nwankwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 27 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 19 percent are found and Rivers, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Nwankwa exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwuankwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwuad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwo | 86 | 305,281 | / |
| Nwangwa | 86 | 2,376 | / |
| Nwankwe | 86 | 202 | / |
| Nwonkwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nwankwi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwankwoaja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nnwankwo | 80 | 99 | / |
| Nwankwuo | 80 | 58 | / |
| Nwannkwo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nwankwoh | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nwaankwo | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nwankkwo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nwankwue | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nwangwaa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nwankwwo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nweankwo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nwankwoo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nwankwoy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nwwankwo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nhwankwo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hnwankwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwankhwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwankcwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwangwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwuankwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwangwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwgankwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwanckwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwangkwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwanngwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwannkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwoch | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nnwwankwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwannnkwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwonkwo | 71 | 543 | / |
| Nwangwe | 71 | 70 | / |
| Nwangwo | 71 | 39 | / |
| Nuankua | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nwankuo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nuankwo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nwonkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnwankkkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nbankwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwangwy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuankuea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nwangwee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwonkwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwangwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwanguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwangwyi | 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 Nwankwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis