Nwawo Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2231:794,36235,535
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nwawo (10) may also be a first name.

Nwawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwawo is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwawo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,095,216th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name Nwawo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwawo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Nwawo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 794,362. In Nigeria Nwawo is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 31 percent live, Niger, where 13 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nwavo804/
Nuawo802/
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Nweabo7317/
Nwuawa737/
Nwauvo737/
Nwowoh736/
Nwasuo736/
Nwaivo736/
Nwaboo734/
Nwawga733/
Nwaewa731/
Nwouwo731/
N'Wabo731/
Nwahwa731/
Nwawaz731/
Nwgawa731/
Nwawwa731/
Nwaevoh678/
Nwauwah676/
Nwaiwua674/
Nbauwoo674/
Nnwawwa672/
Nwowoha671/
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Nwajwha671/
Nwaawah671/
Nuachwo671/
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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 Nwawo
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