Nwati Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4331:47,9666,281
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwati (58) may also be a first name.

Nwati Last Name Facts

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

Nwati is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nwati.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 645,032nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwati live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nwati is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 58 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 47,966. In Cameroon Nwati is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 52 percent live, Southwest Region, where 39 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwatio9110/
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Nwatih917/
Nwatie915/
N'Wati915/
Nwatoi911/
Nwatei911/
Nwatui911/
Nwaiti911/
Nwahti911/
Nwazsti833/
Nwatich831/
Nwatioh831/
Nwata80662/
Nwate80146/
Nwoti8093/
Nuati8044/
Nwaty801/
Nvati801/
Nwaite73508/
Nuhati73104/
Nuasti7360/
Nwateh7313/
Nwaate7311/
Nwauta739/
Nwatoa734/
Nuathi734/
Nweiti734/
Nwaita733/
Nwateu732/
N'Woti732/
Nuatui731/
Nvathi731/
Nwatha731/
Nbauti731/
Nbaiti731/
Nnwata731/
Nnwate731/
Nwatte731/
Nwuate731/
Nwatta731/
Nuatai731/
Nwaatee673/
N'Beati672/
Nwaitte672/
Nwaitea671/
N'Wotti671/

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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 Nwati
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