Nwaugwu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Nwaugwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Nwaugwu (16) may also be a first name.
Nwaugwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaugwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwaugwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaugwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwaugwu is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Nwaugwu is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nwaugwu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwaugwu is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally, held by 16 people.
The surname Nwaugwu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Nwaugwu is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 43 percent live, Abia, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaugkwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwajugwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwu | 92 | 7,576 | / |
| Nwugwu | 92 | 748 | / |
| Nwaukwu | 86 | 45 | / |
| Nwaagwu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Nwaigwu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nwagwuh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nweagwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nwagwup | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwagweu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nwuagwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nwaugbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwahgwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnwagwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwacgwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwuangwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwangwuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwangwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nweangwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwajagwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaunkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwajukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwogwu | 77 | 2,523 | / |
| Nwakwu | 77 | 230 | / |
| Nwukwu | 77 | 197 | / |
| Nbagwu | 77 | 95 | / |
| Nwacwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwugbu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuagwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwaqwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaihukwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikwu | 71 | 412 | / |
| Mbaugwu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nwackwu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nwoukwu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nnbugwu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nweakwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nwoigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwhogwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nmbagwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanqwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwougbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwoogwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnwakwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwajekwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwounkwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwhankwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwajokwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwanckwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwejogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweyigwu | 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 Nwaugwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis