Nwase Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwase (21) may also be a first name.
Nwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwase is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwase? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Nwase occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwase are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwase is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Nwase is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Benue, where 25 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent live. Beside Nigeria Nwase exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.
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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 Nwase
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