Nwaoko Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3411:519,48025,666
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nwaoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwaoko is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nwaoko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Nwaoko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwaoko are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 519,480. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 30 percent live, Abia, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Nwaoko Last Name Statistics demography

Nwaoko earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaokoh92116/
Nwajoko9236/
Nwaokoi921/
Nwaioko921/
Nwaoka83119/
Nwaokah775/
Nwohoko771/
Nwajoka771/
Nwajiako712/
Nwajioka711/
Nwoaka673/
Nwooaka623/
Nwouaka621/
Nwauaka621/
Nwajiaka578/
Nwayiaka574/
Nwouakap571/
N'Wouaka571/
Mboako5011/
Mbaoka502/

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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 Nwaoko
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