Nwanwa Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Nwanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 309 | 1:573,278 | 27,744 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwanwa (144) may also be a first name.
Nwanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwanwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 811,192nd most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwanwa live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 144 people.
Nwanwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 573,278. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 72 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside and Enugu, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanhwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nwanwah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwahnwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanwga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nhwanhwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nwaynway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanwaih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwhanwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwanua | 83 | 549 | / |
| Nwanwo | 83 | 218 | / |
| Nbanwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nwanwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nwanva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwanwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwahtinwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuanwat | 77 | 214 | / |
| Nwanuah | 77 | 50 | / |
| Nwanwuo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwanmba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwanweh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwannba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwanwwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwamnwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwannwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanvah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanhwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuanwadt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwanguha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuanwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwonwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nwanuo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nwonwo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nwamwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nuanwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwanue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwamwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nvanva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbanwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwanvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwonwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwachinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwassenwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuanua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwanui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvanwa | 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
- 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 Nwanwa
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