Nwapa Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Nwapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 450 | 1:393,651 | 20,728 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nwapa (18) may also be a first name.
Nwapa Demographics
Average Nwapa Salary in
United States
$39,151 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwapa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 616,129th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nwapa live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 393,651. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 21 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 14 percent are found and Enugu, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Nwapa Last Name Statistics demography
Nwapa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,151 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwapha | 91 | 31 | / |
| Nwapah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwappa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaepa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnwapa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaphau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwapaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwapi | 80 | 78 | / |
| Nwopa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Nuapa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nwapo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nwepa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwape | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nvapa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nuapah | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nwaper | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuapai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuhapa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaphy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuopa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaphe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwapho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuapoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaphit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaapeh | 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 Nwapa
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