Nwano Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1691:1,048,18243,882
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

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 most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwano is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwano live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwano is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 24 people.

The surname Nwano is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 1,048,182. In Nigeria Nwano is primarily found in: Abia, where 23 percent reside, Niger, where 20 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwanuo9165/
Nwanno9123/
Nwanoo9113/
Nwanoi9111/
Nwamno917/
Nwanou914/
Nwanoh912/
Nwaino911/
Nwagno911/
Nwauno911/
Nwanoa911/
Nwangoh8324/
Nwannoh8319/
Nwamnuo833/
Nwanuoh833/
Nwangoy831/
Nwamnoh831/
Nwana802,414/
Nuano80221/
Nvano8070/
Nwono8039/
Nwasimno773/
Nwanna7312,317/
Nwanah73175/
Nwauna7348/
Nuanho7325/
Nuango7315/
Nwongo7311/
Nwanha737/
Nnwana734/
Nwanaa733/
Nwaana732/
Nuanoi732/
Nwasna732/
N'Wana732/
Nwaina732/
Nwanau731/
Nuhano731/
Nwonod731/
Nwuana731/
Nhwana731/
Nvanos731/
Nwonuo731/
Nwonno731/
Nbanoo731/
Nwahna731/
Nuannoi67284/
Nuamnoi67222/
Nwannah67190/
Nuannoo6767/
Nwangah6732/
Nhwanga6713/
Nnwanga678/
Nuannoy677/
Nwannaa674/
Nweanah673/
Nnwanna673/
Nweinoh673/
Nwaanna672/
Nuamnoo671/
Nwaunah671/
Nbhanou671/
Nwonoha671/
Nwannga671/
Nwaanga671/
Nwangna671/
Nwangaa671/
N'Wanga671/
Nwongou671/
Nwainah671/
Nwganga671/

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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
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