Nwema Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Nwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 144 | 1:1,230,158 | 49,400 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Nwema (32) may also be a first name.
Nwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwema is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,315,412th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwema are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwema is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 32 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria Nwema is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 85 percent reside, Benue, where 8 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwemea | 91 | 24 | / |
| Nweama | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nwaema | 91 | 9 | / |
| N'Wema | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweuma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweema | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaemea | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nwaemma | 83 | 10 | / |
| N'Weima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweemma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwama | 80 | 592 | / |
| Nweme | 80 | 496 | / |
| Nwoma | 80 | 372 | / |
| Nvema | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nwima | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nwemo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nuema | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nbema | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nwamah | 73 | 225 | / |
| Nwemou | 73 | 191 | / |
| Nwamma | 73 | 141 | / |
| Nwemeh | 73 | 113 | / |
| Nwaima | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nwemoh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nweame | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nwaemo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nwomah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nwimea | 73 | 10 | / |
| N'Wemi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nouema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwamaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwomai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuemay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwemyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Bema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nviema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwemiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwemge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuemai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnuema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbemaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwimaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwhama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwomaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nvemah | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Wemou | 67 | 571 | / |
| Nwamaha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwammah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwhamaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nbeemaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwimauz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaemei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnwamah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuemaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwemeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwiemuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwemmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwomma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwimmaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwiemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouemat | 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 Nwema
- 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