Nwechi Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Nwechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nwechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwechi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nwechi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwechi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwechi is the 1,746,159th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Nwechi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwechi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Nwechi is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 28 percent are found, Enugu, where 22 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaechi | 92 | 31 | / |
| Nweichi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwechie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwiechi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaechie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwachi | 83 | 8,232 | / |
| Nwochi | 83 | 762 | / |
| Nwichi | 83 | 406 | / |
| Nweche | 83 | 81 | / |
| Nwecha | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nweshi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nbechi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaichi | 77 | 313 | / |
| Nwaeche | 77 | 177 | / |
| Nwachie | 77 | 84 | / |
| Nwochei | 77 | 50 | / |
| Nwachai | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nnwachi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nwachei | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nwochie | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nwaachi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwoichi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nweshie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nweache | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwgeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouechi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwwachi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuechai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwezi | 73 | 155 | / |
| Nweki | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwegi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nueci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwezuhyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nwahachi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwieshih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwegehyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaichie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaechee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwache | 67 | 196 | / |
| Nweshy | 67 | 183 | / |
| Nwezeh | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nwoche | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mbechi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nwiche | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nwishi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nwahachei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nwejei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwicha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwesha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nweshe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nuichi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nweike | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwezie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwekeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nweizi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwekie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwijeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwezoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweize | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwessi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweigi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwedzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nveshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweuzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwojhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwegeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwejeh | 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 Nwechi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis