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 last name Nwanze is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwanze.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwanze? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,346th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,306,012 people. The surname Nwanze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwanze reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most common forename on earth. It is borne by 297 people.

The last name Nwanze is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,335 people, or 1 in 33,204. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Enugu, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nwanze is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Nwanze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwanze surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the 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
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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 Nwanze
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