Nweru Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Nweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Nweru (10) may also be a first name.
Nweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nweru occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nweru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,214,709th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nweru reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nweru is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Nweru is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 957,528. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent reside, Enugu, where 5 percent reside and Benue, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaeru | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nweruh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nweuru | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwoeru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaru | 80 | 7,681 | / |
| Nworu | 80 | 3,531 | / |
| Nwiru | 80 | 31 | / |
| Nveru | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nberu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaruh | 73 | 56 | / |
| Nworuh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nwairu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nnwaru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwarou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaaru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwarau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweroe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoyru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwarahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mberu | 60 | 214 | / |
| Nvaru | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nuiru | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mberou | 55 | 40 | / |
| Nuirut | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nwiroe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbeirou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mberouh | 50 | 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 Nweru
- 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