Nwigbo Surname
Approximately 3,460 people bear this surname
Nwigbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,445 | 1:51,420 | 3,944 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nwigbo (239) may also be a first name.
Nwigbo Demographics
Average Nwigbo Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwigbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwigbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwigbo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwigbo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 130,733rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,106,227 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwigbo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwigbo is also the 578,640th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 239 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,445 people, or 1 in 51,420. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent live, Enugu, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nwigbo exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
Nwigbo Last Name Statistics demography
Nwigbo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaigbo | 92 | 1,584 | / |
| Nwigboi | 92 | 39 | / |
| Nweigbo | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nwiogbo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwoigbo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwigboh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnwigbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwiegbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaingbo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaigebo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwegbo | 83 | 254 | / |
| Nwugbo | 83 | 57 | / |
| Nwigba | 83 | 43 | / |
| Nuigbo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nwaigba | 77 | 55 | / |
| Nweagbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwegboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnbigbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbigbo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nwugba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nwegba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaigbo | 62 | 62 | / |
| Nouegbo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mveingbo | 57 | 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 Nwigbo
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