Nwanso Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Nwanso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nwanso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwanso is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwanso is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Nwanso is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Nwanso are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 56 percent live, Kwara, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwansoh | 92 | 16 | / |
| Nwanhso | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwansho | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwansso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanjo | 83 | 119 | / |
| Nwanzo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nwansa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwonso | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwamso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nvanso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwancho | 77 | 1,606 | / |
| Nuansoi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwandjo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwanjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwonsoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwansah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanzuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuansoot | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nnwancho | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwannnsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwanchuo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwanchoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhwancho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanja | 67 | 1,945 | / |
| Nuansa | 67 | 406 | / |
| Nwanza | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mbanso | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nwonsa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nwomso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwonzo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwhanchop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbansa | 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 Nwanso
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