Nwanze Surname

86,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwanze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwanze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,3351:33,2042,749
England1161:480,32831,110
United States931:3,897,408212,857
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nwanze (297) may also be a first name.

Nwanze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwanze is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwanze? popularity and diffusion

Nwanze is the 86,346th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,306,012 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwanze live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 297 people.

The surname Nwanze is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,335 people, or 1 in 33,204. In Nigeria Nwanze is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Enugu, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Nwanze is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Nwanze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwanze surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Nwanze earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.99% less than the national average, earning $35,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwanzeh9240/
Nwannze925/
Nnwanze922/
Nwainze922/
Nwanzeu921/
Nwanz911/
Nwange83547/
Nwanzi83376/
Nwanse83193/
Nwanje8356/
Nwanza8342/
Nwamze832/
Nwance831/
Nbanze831/
Nwonze831/
Nwanjei7730/
Nwanche7729/
Nwanset7714/
Nwangee774/
Nwangeh772/
Nwantse772/
Nwangea771/
Nwanget771/
Nwanjje771/
Nwangie771/
Nwans7320/
Nwuanjea711/
Nwancher711/
Mbanze6717,623/
Nwanji671,149/
Nwansi67238/
Nwangi6756/
Nwonza6721/
Nuanza678/
Nwansa676/
Nwachinge673/
Nwanch673/
Nuanje672/
Nwonge672/
Nbange671/
Nwonzi671/
Nuange671/
Nwains671/
Nuanzi671/
Nuance671/

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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 Nwanze
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