Nwasah Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwasah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwasah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwasah Last Name Facts

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

Nwasah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nwasah.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwasah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Nwasah occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwasah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Nwasah is mostly found in: Lagos, where 47 percent live, Cross River, where 24 percent live and Kogi, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwassah921/
Nwasa91221/
Nwazshah866/
Nwosah83245/
Nwajah83199/
Nwasha8321/
Nwatsa8312/
Nwasia835/
Nwaisa835/
Nwassa834/
Nwasho833/
Nwasoh832/
Nwausa832/
Nwaasa832/
Nwesah831/
Nwasga831/
Nwasaa831/
Nwazah831/
Nwajsa831/
Nwazshahd8026/
Nwossah7757/
Nwaijah7710/
Nwaujah772/
Nwausai771/
Nwashea771/
Nwashai771/
Nwajaih771/
Nwachah771/
Nuasach771/
Nwosa732,316/
Nwaso73301/
Nuasa73113/
Nwaza73105/
Nwesa7330/
Nbasa735/
Nwaca731/
Nwazshad713/
Nwaishgo711/
Nwoussah711/
Nhwuasoh711/
Nwazsajd711/
Nwacho67128/
Nwacha6790/
Nwaija6769/
Nwahachei6732/
Nwazza6731/
Nwojah6724/
Nwaeza6719/
Nwajai6713/
Nwauso679/
Nwaiso677/
Nwasuo676/
Nwauja675/
Nwazaa674/
Nwessa674/
Nwaica674/
Nwezaa674/
Nwaeso674/
Nuasia674/
Nuasad673/
Nwasso673/
Nwagia672/
Nwajea672/
Nwazea672/
Nbassa672/
Nwossa672/
Nwaiza672/
Nuasha671/
Nbazah671/
Nwuaso671/
Nweaza671/
Nwajau671/
Nwauza671/
Nwazia671/
Nwajoh671/
Nwazchach671/
Nwesho671/
Nwosho671/
Nwayza671/
Nwuosa671/
Nuajah671/

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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 Nwasah
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