Nwato Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nwato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwato is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwato.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwato? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwato is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Nwato occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwato reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 30 percent are found, Enugu, where 21 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwatoh9110/
Nwauto919/
Nwatoa914/
Nweato912/
Nwatoi911/
Nwatuo911/
Nwaato911/
Nwadtou831/
Nwata80662/
Nwoto8023/
Nuato8015/
Nbato801/
Nwatah73138/
Nwatat7311/
Nwauta739/
Nuatot736/
Nwaita733/
Nwateu732/
Nwatha731/
Nuatho731/
N'Bato731/
Nnwata731/
Nwgata731/
Nwatta731/
Nwattah6760/
Nwataah671/
Nwautah671/

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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 Nwato
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