Nwebi Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Nwebi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 490 | 1:361,516 | 19,397 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
Nwebi (16) may also be a first name.
Nwebi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwebi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwebi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwebi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 612,595th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwebi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwebi is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 16 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 361,516. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent reside, Bauchi, where 4 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaebi | 91 | 281 | / |
| Nwebit | 91 | 21 | / |
| Nwebui | 91 | 12 | / |
| Nwebie | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nweabi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwebip | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwebyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweebie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwaebie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwebuih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwobi | 80 | 3,317 | / |
| Nwebe | 80 | 627 | / |
| Nweba | 80 | 184 | / |
| Nwabi | 80 | 74 | / |
| Nwibi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nuebi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwaebe | 73 | 84 | / |
| Nwobie | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nwaboi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nwebeh | 73 | 15 | / |
| N'Weba | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nouebi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nwabie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwibie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwwebe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwobai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nnwobi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweibe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwaeby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwiebe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwetbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwiboi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwobei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwebee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwabhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwebge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwobii | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Bebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwibit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaibi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaebee | 67 | 36 | / |
| N'Weive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaibie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaibei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwebech | 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 Nwebi
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