Nwansu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nwansu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwansu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nwansu Last Name Facts

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

Nwansu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwansu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwansu is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwansu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 75 percent are found and Rivers, where 25 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwansup921/
Nwansgu921/
Nwanju83297/
Nwonsu8369/
Nwanzu8327/
Nuansut77470/
Nwanchu775/
Nuansud771/
Nwanjuu771/
Nwanzeu771/
Nnwanju771/
Nwanjou771/
Nuansuth713/
Mbansu6782/
Nwonzu677/
Nuanjuy628/
Nuanjui628/
Mvanshu621/
Nbonsou621/
Nbanzou621/
Nuamshu621/
Nuanchui57110/
Nuanchuy572/
Nvandjou571/
Nwoundjui531/
Mbanzu50354/
Mbonsu5050/

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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 Nwansu
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