Nwaoke Surname
Approximately 3,389 people bear this surname
Nwaoke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,388 | 1:52,285 | 4,001 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwaoke (23) may also be a first name.
Nwaoke Demographics
Nwaoke Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwaoke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaoke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwaoke is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaoke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 133,075th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,150,353 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaoke live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaoke is also the 2,239,265th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,388 people, or 1 in 52,285. In Nigeria Nwaoke is most numerous in: Imo, where 52 percent live, Anambra, where 23 percent live and Abia, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Nwaoke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwajoke | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nwaokey | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwaokie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwaokeh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwajioke | 86 | 27 | / |
| Nwaokehe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoka | 83 | 119 | / |
| Nwoake | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwaoks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaokp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwohoke | 77 | 333 | / |
| Nwaokai | 77 | 26 | / |
| Nwojoke | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nwoyoke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nwaoche | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwajoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaokoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwahajioke | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nwaog | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwaochei | 71 | 259 | / |
| Nwohaeke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwajioka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaoke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwoaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaoug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaogh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoqu | 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 Nwaoke
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