Nwaso Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Nwaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 297 | 1:596,440 | 28,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwaso (49) may also be a first name.
Nwaso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwaso is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 891,661st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwaso live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaso is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 49 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 596,440. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 41 percent reside, Enugu, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwauso | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nwaiso | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwasuo | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nwaeso | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwasso | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwasho | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwasoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwuaso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnwuaso | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwatsot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwoso | 80 | 343 | / |
| Nwasa | 80 | 221 | / |
| Nweso | 80 | 109 | / |
| Nwazo | 80 | 41 | / |
| Nwajo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwaco | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nbaso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaishgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhwuasoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwazuo | 73 | 1,042 | / |
| Nwauzo | 73 | 611 | / |
| Nwacho | 73 | 128 | / |
| Nwajuo | 73 | 119 | / |
| Nwasah | 73 | 71 | / |
| Nwosso | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nwaujo | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nwasha | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nwaizo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nwatsa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nwazou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwasia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwaisa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwosou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwassa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwosoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwajou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwausa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaijo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwajsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuoso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwesho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwasga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwadjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwagio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwasaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwweso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwazoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwosho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwauzoh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nwauzoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnwacho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaujoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwachop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwatcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaucho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwauzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwassah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwesoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwotsoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwaso
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