Nwelih Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Nwelih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwelih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwelih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwelih is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwelih? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,882,912th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Nwelih is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwelih reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria Nwelih is most numerous in: Delta, where 29 percent reside, Edo, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 23 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwellih | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwaelih | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nweylih | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nweli | 91 | 410 | / |
| Nwaeli | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nwelli | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nweleh | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nweali | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwalih | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nweili | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwelha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwueli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwelie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwelleh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwolieh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwali | 73 | 53,317 | / |
| Nwele | 73 | 2,879 | / |
| Nwela | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nwili | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nueli | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nveli | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwalie | 67 | 350 | / |
| Nwaele | 67 | 280 | / |
| Nwolie | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nwaali | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nwalai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nwalli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwelle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nnwali | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nueleh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nweila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nweala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwayli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvelli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nweale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwilyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwele | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Wela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwuele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwalii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaelehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbelai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwileh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuelid | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Veli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwolai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajli | 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 Nwelih
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