Nwauo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwauo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwauo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwauo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwauo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwauo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nwauo reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Nwauo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 40 percent are found, Abia, where 30 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwauoa915/
Nwauho911/
Nwao8910/
Nwauhou831/
Nwaho8016/
Nwaoh8011/
Nwaod805/
Nwuho804/
Nwaoz803/
Nwaou803/
Nwaos803/
Nwaoa801/
Nwaoi801/
Nwaoo801/
Nwaua801/
Nwaohu73205/
Nwuhuo7339/
Nwauha7328/
Nwaiyo7321/
Nwuoha7311/
Nwahoa734/
Nwaijo732/
Nwajio732/
Nwuhgo731/
Nwaoch731/
Nwayio731/
Nwoa6754/
Nuao674/
Nuoa673/
Nwajiho673/
Nbao672/
Nwaujha672/
Nwiyouo671/
Nwuaoha671/
Nwhaoha671/
Nwahoha671/
Nwauyha671/
Nwajoha671/
Nwuiyoh671/
Nwaoijh671/

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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
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  • 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 Nwauo
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