Nwao Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwao occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nwao click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwao live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Nwao is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Nwao is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent live, Abia, where 33 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaho | 89 | 16 | / |
| Nwauo | 89 | 11 | / |
| Nwaoh | 89 | 11 | / |
| Nwaod | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nwaoz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nwaos | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nwaou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nwaoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwaohu | 80 | 205 | / |
| Nwaiyo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nwauoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwahoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwajio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwaijo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwayio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwauho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwoa | 75 | 54 | / |
| Nuao | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nbao | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwauhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoijh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuaoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwhaoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwahoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoha | 67 | 2,745 | / |
| Nwajioha | 67 | 196 | / |
| Nwoho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwoaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwo'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwooo | 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 Nwao
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