Nwega Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Nwega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 363 | 1:487,997 | 24,474 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nwega (34) may also be a first name.
Nwega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwega occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 769,129th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwega reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwega is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 34 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 487,997. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 81 percent reside, Enugu, where 8 percent reside and Benue, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Nwega occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaega | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwegha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwegah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwoega | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwouega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweigha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwuhega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwoga | 80 | 6,116 | / |
| Nwaga | 80 | 762 | / |
| Nwego | 80 | 405 | / |
| Nuega | 80 | 240 | / |
| Nwiga | 80 | 148 | / |
| Nwege | 80 | 93 | / |
| Nwegi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nbega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwogha | 73 | 4,745 | / |
| Nwagha | 73 | 379 | / |
| Nwogah | 73 | 100 | / |
| Nwaego | 73 | 95 | / |
| Nuegas | 73 | 60 | / |
| Nwigoa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nwaiga | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nwigah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nwigha | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nnwaga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nvenga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwahga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwogay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwogai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwegie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nweigi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweugo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwagah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwogau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweago | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwagga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeyga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhwiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwiego | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoego | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwegeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwegou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Beiga | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwaagha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwoghea | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Weigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweiged | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouegat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoghah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaghai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwieghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwegueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwigeha | 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 Nwega
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