Nwaoye Surname
Approximately 582 people bear this surname
Nwaoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 578 | 1:306,475 | 17,059 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Nwaoye (66) may also be a first name.
Nwaoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwaoye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwaoye is the 549,140th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The surname Nwaoye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaoye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaoye is also the 1,201,840th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 66 people.
Nwaoye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 306,475. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 38 percent are found, Abia, where 15 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnwaoye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeoye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoyo | 83 | 106 | / |
| Nwaoyi | 83 | 42 | / |
| Nwaeye | 83 | 31 | / |
| Nwaoya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nwaoje | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nwaowe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwoaye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwaoie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwuoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaojei | 77 | 3,857 | / |
| Nweaoyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwataye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuaye | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nwaou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwaoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweijaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nwassaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwoyieyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoji | 67 | 264 | / |
| Nwaeje | 67 | 215 | / |
| Nwaohu | 67 | 205 | / |
| Nwaeji | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nwaojo | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nwaeyi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nwaujo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nwaoja | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nweoyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwoayu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwauoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwahoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbaoje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbouye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoayi | 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 Nwaoye
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