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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Nwanshi 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 frequently held first name globally, borne by 27 people.
Nwanshi is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria Nwanshi is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent reside, Enugu, where 32 percent reside and Delta, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
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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