Nwarueze Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Nwarueze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwarueze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwarueze Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwarueze is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwarueze? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Nwarueze are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Nwarueze is most common in: Lagos, where 70 percent reside, Benue, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaorieze | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nworeze | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwarize | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nworieze | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nuwareza | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwaruzuo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwaorize | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nawruzee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nowruz | 71 | 41,915 | / |
| Nawrez | 71 | 5 | / |
| Narwez | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nawruz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nowarz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaireozo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawarz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwarzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawa-Reza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwreez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nowrouz | 67 | 410 | / |
| Nowruzi | 67 | 138 | / |
| Narezzi | 67 | 126 | / |
| Nwarusi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nawrouz | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nowroze | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nawruzi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knauerhaze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nowruzy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwrz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuwayereza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nawroze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nurweze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwhaereza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwahwreza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawaroz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nworuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwarisi | 53 | 105 | / |
| Nworise | 53 | 11 | / |
| Nwaerisi | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Nwarueze
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