Nwesa Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Nwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwesa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nwesa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Nwesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwesa live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Nwesa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Nwesa is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 92 percent are found, Delta, where 4 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Nwesa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwesha | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nwessa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwiesa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwesah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwiesah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwosa | 80 | 2,316 | / |
| Nwese | 80 | 294 | / |
| Nwasa | 80 | 221 | / |
| Nweza | 80 | 219 | / |
| Nuesa | 80 | 194 | / |
| Nweso | 80 | 109 | / |
| Nwisa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nweja | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwosah | 73 | 245 | / |
| Nwezza | 73 | 222 | / |
| Nweshy | 73 | 183 | / |
| Nwasah | 73 | 71 | / |
| Nwosha | 73 | 64 | / |
| Nbessa | 73 | 64 | / |
| Nwuese | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nwecha | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nwisah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nwasha | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nwisha | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nwaeza | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nweshe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nwezea | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nweshi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwaisa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwassa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwaeso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwezaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwesse | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuetsa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwazea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwossa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweser | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweisi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwessi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweaza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwweso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwisea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwasaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwesho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuesha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nveesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwisai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwigea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwosea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweedshah | 71 | 2 | / |
| N'Bessa | 67 | 183 | / |
| Nwossah | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nwaesei | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nwechah | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nouetsa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nwaezza | 67 | 19 | / |
| N'Wessi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nweajei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwesser | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwesiph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaezea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nweshie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwgeshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweeshy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweishy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwezeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwashai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwashea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaezaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwassah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoshea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwigeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwetsop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwesoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvessah | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbeasaa | 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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- 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 Nwesa
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