Nwiga Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Nwiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nwiga (15) may also be a first name.
Nwiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwiga occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nwiga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwiga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,447,279th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwiga are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria Nwiga is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 92 percent reside, Rivers, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwigoa | 91 | 45 | / |
| Nwaiga | 91 | 37 | / |
| Nwigah | 91 | 23 | / |
| Nwigha | 91 | 12 | / |
| Nwigea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nhwiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwigeha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweigha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwega | 80 | 370 | / |
| Nbiga | 80 | 245 | / |
| Nwuga | 80 | 207 | / |
| Nwige | 80 | 81 | / |
| Nwigo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Nuiga | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nwigi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwugha | 73 | 187 | / |
| Nbigha | 73 | 136 | / |
| Nwigoh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nwaige | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nwigoo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nwigui | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwiogo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwigee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwaigy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwaigo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwegha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweigi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwugah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwigou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwighe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwiego | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Beiga | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwigher | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Weigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweiged | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuhega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwieghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaighioha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwigooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaighe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwouega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaigee | 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 Nwiga
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