Nwaosu Surname

24,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nwaosu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria22,4261:7,899902
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250

Nwaosu (113) may also be a first name.

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Nwaosu Demographics

Nwaosu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 1,269 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Nwaosu Last Name Facts

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

Nwaosu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaosu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,116th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 324,800 people. The surname Nwaosu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaosu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaosu is also the 881,625th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 113 people.

Nwaosu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22,426 people, or 1 in 7,899. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Imo, where 63 percent live, Anambra, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Nwaosu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nwaosu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Nwaosu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnwaosu9214/
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Nwoasu8319/
Nwaozu8316/
Nwaoju8312/
Nwaozuz774/
Nwaiozu771/
Nwaouzu771/
Nwoazu672/
Mbaosu671/
Nwouatchou633/
Nwojiaju571/
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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 Nwaosu
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