Nwauka Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Nwauka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwauka (102) may also be a first name.
Nwauka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwauka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwauka has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwauka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwauka is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwauka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 102 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Nwauka is primarily found in: Abia, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaka | 91 | 7,521 | / |
| Nwuka | 91 | 469 | / |
| Nwauke | 83 | 115 | / |
| Nwauko | 83 | 97 | / |
| Nwakah | 83 | 42 | / |
| Nwaska | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nwaaka | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nwaika | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nwakaa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nwakau | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nnwaka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwuaka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwukah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nweaka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwakoa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwwuka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwouka | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Waka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwazka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnwuka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwahaka | 77 | 36 | / |
| Nwiyaka | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nwaueke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwajika | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwakuoa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwakaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwakach | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwashka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwyiaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwajoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwakoha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaiaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoka | 73 | 1,546 | / |
| Nwuko | 73 | 1,078 | / |
| Nwako | 73 | 938 | / |
| Nwuke | 73 | 809 | / |
| Nwake | 73 | 585 | / |
| Nuaka | 73 | 103 | / |
| Nwaki | 73 | 63 | / |
| Nvuka | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nvaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajikau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwaukehe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwajioka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaike | 67 | 399 | / |
| Nnwoka | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nwakoh | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nweake | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mbauka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nwakuo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nwouko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nwazki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwaiko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwakee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwaica | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwakoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvuuka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbaaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwakei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwudke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwakio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nweako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwakeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwouke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwakeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbakka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwakie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuakah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuhaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwgake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwadke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbeuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwatke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwukio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbukah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeki | 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 Nwauka
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