Nwanshi Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Nwanshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
Nwanshi (27) may also be a first name.
Nwanshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwanshi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,558,593rd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nwanshi are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwanshi is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname Nwanshi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent are found, Enugu, where 32 percent are found and Delta, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanshii | 93 | 11 | / |
| Nwanshio | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwansi | 92 | 238 | / |
| Nwanchi | 86 | 311 | / |
| Nwonshi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanchoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuansi | 77 | 8,782 | / |
| Nwanji | 77 | 1,149 | / |
| Nwanzi | 77 | 376 | / |
| Nwanse | 77 | 193 | / |
| Nwangi | 77 | 56 | / |
| Nwansa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nuansai | 71 | 2,116 | / |
| Nwanzeh | 71 | 40 | / |
| Nwanjei | 71 | 30 | / |
| Nwanche | 71 | 29 | / |
| Nwanset | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nuansoi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nwonchi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwandji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwangeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwangie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanjih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuanchai | 67 | 309 | / |
| Nuanchui | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nuanchit | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nwannnsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwancher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwansaja | 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
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- 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 Nwanshi
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