Nwano Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Nwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nwano (24) may also be a first name.
Nwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwano is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,305,105th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwano are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 1,048,182. In Nigeria Nwano is most frequent in: Abia, where 23 percent reside, Niger, where 20 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Nwano occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanuo | 91 | 65 | / |
| Nwanno | 91 | 23 | / |
| Nwanoo | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nwanoi | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwamno | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwanou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwanoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwaino | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwagno | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwauno | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwanoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwangoh | 83 | 24 | / |
| Nwannoh | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nwamnuo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwanuoh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwangoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwamnoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwana | 80 | 2,414 | / |
| Nuano | 80 | 221 | / |
| Nvano | 80 | 70 | / |
| Nwono | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nwasimno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwanna | 73 | 12,317 | / |
| Nwanah | 73 | 175 | / |
| Nwauna | 73 | 48 | / |
| Nuanho | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nuango | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nwongo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwanha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nnwana | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwanaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwaana | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuanoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwasna | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Wana | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaina | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwonod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhwana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nvanos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwonuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwonno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbanoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwahna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuannoi | 67 | 284 | / |
| Nuamnoi | 67 | 222 | / |
| Nwannah | 67 | 190 | / |
| Nuannoo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nwangah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nhwanga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nnwanga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nuannoy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwannaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nweanah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwanna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nweinoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuamnoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaunah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbhanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwonoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwannga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwangna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwangaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwainah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwganga | 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 Nwano
- 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