Nweyi Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nweyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Nweyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nweyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nweyi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nweyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nweyi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria Nweyi is most common in: Ebonyi, where 74 percent are found, Ondo, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Nweyi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Singapore, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnweyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweiyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwei | 89 | 23 | / |
| Nwey | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nweji | 80 | 1,112 | / |
| Nweye | 80 | 249 | / |
| Nwoyi | 80 | 127 | / |
| Nwayi | 80 | 124 | / |
| Nweyo | 80 | 69 | / |
| Nweya | 80 | 52 | / |
| Nwuyi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nweii | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nweie | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Wei | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Wey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nueyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nweis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwejie | 73 | 102 | / |
| Nwaiyi | 73 | 82 | / |
| N'Wayi | 73 | 62 | / |
| Nweeia | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nweith | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwoyie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nweeya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweyuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Weih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwueye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwayih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwayio | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Weye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nway | 67 | 202 | / |
| Nwai | 67 | 189 | / |
| Nwoi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nwea | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nwoy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nuey | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nweihed | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nbey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nwye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvei | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Weiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwiejie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwue | 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 Nweyi
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