Nwazu Surname
Approximately 850 people bear this surname
Nwazu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 845 | 1:209,636 | 12,466 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nwazu (57) may also be a first name.
Nwazu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwazu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwazu is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwazu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwazu? popularity and diffusion
Nwazu is the 410,688th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,573,583 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwazu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwazu is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 57 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 845 people, or 1 in 209,636. In Nigeria Nwazu is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 80 percent are found, Enugu, where 4 percent are found and Delta, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaizu | 91 | 634 | / |
| Nwauzu | 91 | 248 | / |
| Nwaezu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwazou | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwazud | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwaazu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwazeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwazui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaziu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwazuph | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwauzuz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwazeue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaju | 80 | 325 | / |
| Nwasu | 80 | 185 | / |
| Nwozu | 80 | 128 | / |
| Nwezu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nbazu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nuazu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nwauju | 73 | 1,139 | / |
| Nwachu | 73 | 907 | / |
| Nwaisu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nwuizu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwausu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwajou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwoizu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwuezu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwouzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweizu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwozzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwozau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhazu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwazoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Bazou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwauchu | 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
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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 Nwazu
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