Nwaru Surname

65,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,6131:23,2682,050
United States281:12,944,962483,512
India201:38,353,269431,471
England81:6,964,757184,742
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nwaru (124) may also be a first name.

Nwaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwaru is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,043rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 948,776 people. The last name Nwaru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwaru are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 836,439th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 124 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,613 people, or 1 in 23,268. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 31 percent are found, Enugu, where 20 percent are found and Abia, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Nwaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nwaru last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Nwaru are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Nwaru earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaruh9156/
Nwargu9136/
Nwauru9110/
Nwaeru919/
Nwairu917/
Nwuaru913/
Nnwaru913/
Nwarou912/
Nwaaru912/
Nwarau911/
Nwarush837/
Nwarahu831/
Nworu803,531/
Nweru80193/
Nuaru8068/
Nbaru806/
Nvaru801/
Nworuh7330/
Nwuoru737/
Nweruh732/
Nweuru732/
Nwoiru731/
Nwoeru731/
Nwouru731/
Nwoyru731/
Nhworgu671/
Nwoorgu671/
Nworgou671/

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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 Nwaru
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