Nwanya Surname

238,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4871:119,1287,868
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
England141:3,979,861125,553
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nwanya (58) may also be a first name.

Nwanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwanya occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwanya is the 238,041st most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,324,953 people. The last name Nwanya is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwanya reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwanya is also the 1,295,729th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,487 people, or 1 in 119,128. In Nigeria Nwanya is most numerous in: Enugu, where 22 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Abia, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwainya9278/
Nwanyaa9212/
Nwaanya923/
Nweanya923/
Nwanhya922/
Nnwanya922/
Nwanyah922/
N'Wanya921/
Nwanja831,945/
Nwanye83100/
Nwonya8356/
Nwania8353/
Nuanya8338/
Nwanyo8316/
Nwanha837/
Nvanya831/
Nbanya831/
Nwanjah7765/
Nnwanye7727/
Nwanyie7723/
Nwannia776/
Nnwanja774/
Nweinya774/
Nwwanja774/
Nwaanja772/
Nweanye772/
Nwanjia771/
Nwanyih771/
N'Wanye771/
Nwanija771/
Nwainye771/
Nwangna771/
Nwangea771/
Nwuanjea711/
Nwahanye711/
Nnwanjah711/
Nwonye672,242/
Mbanya671,373/
Nwanji671,149/
Nwanjo67119/
Nwanje6756/
Mvanya6728/
Nuanja6725/
Nwagne6719/
Nwonyo676/
Nwanjioha674/
Nbanja674/
Nwanie673/
Nuania671/
Nwagno671/
Nbonya671/

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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
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  • 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 Nwanya
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