Nwansi Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Nwansi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwansi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England181:3,095,448105,421
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwansi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nwansi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nwansi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwansi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Nwansi reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 13 percent reside and Benue, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Nwansi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwansi last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Nwansi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning $36,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwanshi92132/
Nwanshii8611/
Nwanshio861/
Nuansi838,782/
Nwanji831,149/
Nwanzi83376/
Nwanse83193/
Nwangi8356/
Nwansa836/
Nuansai772,116/
Nwanchi77311/
Nwanjei7730/
Nwanset7714/
Nuansoi777/
Nwandji773/
Nwangie771/
Nwaingi771/
Nwanjih771/
Nwonshi771/
Nwannnsa712/
Nwansaja711/
Nwanchoi711/
Nwanze675,580/
Nwange67547/
Nuansa67406/
Nvangi67130/
Nwanje6756/
Nwanza6742/
Mbansi6730/
Nwonsa6727/
Nuanji6726/
Nuamsi6725/
Mvansi674/
Nuangi672/
Nwamji671/
Nbangi671/
Nwonji671/
Nwance671/
Nuanzi671/
Nwonzi671/

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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 Nwansi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis