Nwedi Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Nwedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nwedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwedi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nwedi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwedi? popularity and diffusion
Nwedi is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwedi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Nwedi is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 29 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nweadi | 91 | 15 | / |
| Nwaedi | 91 | 14 | / |
| Nwoedi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwedie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nweedi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwede | 80 | 4,107 | / |
| Nwadi | 80 | 1,124 | / |
| Nweda | 80 | 460 | / |
| Nwodi | 80 | 186 | / |
| Nwidi | 80 | 37 | / |
| Nbedi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nvedi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuedi | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Weidih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwadei | 73 | 884 | / |
| Nwaede | 73 | 368 | / |
| Nwadie | 73 | 90 | / |
| Nwedeh | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nwodii | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nwaidi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nweder | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nweddy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwgede | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweade | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwidii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwuede | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnwede | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwatdi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Bedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Weda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwedde | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwadii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwodie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaadi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwedhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoede | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaidei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwaedeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nuhaedi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nweyder | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwaadei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaidai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwwodi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwadhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwgedea | 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 Nwedi
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