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
Nwesa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwesa reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Nwesa is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 92 percent reside, Delta, where 4 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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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- 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 Nwesa
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