Nwaruh Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaruh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaruh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Nwaruh Last Name Facts

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

Nwaruh occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nwaruh.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaruh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaruh are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nwaruh is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 42 percent reside, Kano, where 27 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Nwaruh occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Nwaruh Last Name Statistics demography

Nwaruh earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 468.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,351,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwarush927/
Nwaru917,681/
Nwargu8336/
Nworuh8330/
Nwauru8310/
Nwaeru839/
Nwairu837/
Nnwaru833/
Nwuaru833/
Nweruh832/
Nwarou832/
Nwaaru832/
Nwarau831/
Nwarahu771/
Nworu733,531/
Nweru73193/
Nuaru7368/
Nbaru736/
Nvaru731/
Nwuoru677/
Nweuru672/
Nwouru671/
Nwoiru671/
Nwoyru671/
Nwoeru671/

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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 Nwaruh
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