Nwika Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Nwika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwika (73) may also be a first name.
Nwika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwika is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwika? popularity and diffusion
Nwika is the 1,206,588th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Nwika occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwika live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name in the world, held by 73 people.
Nwika is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Nwika is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 79 percent reside, Delta, where 6 percent reside and Abia, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaika | 91 | 10 | / |
| Nwikah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwike | 80 | 2,030 | / |
| Nwuka | 80 | 469 | / |
| Nweka | 80 | 264 | / |
| Nwiko | 80 | 185 | / |
| Nvika | 80 | 79 | / |
| Nuika | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwica | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaike | 73 | 399 | / |
| Nuikka | 73 | 118 | / |
| Nwieke | 73 | 39 | / |
| Nwikep | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nweike | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwikoh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nwaiko | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwaica | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwukah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwikii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwikoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwikie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nweaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwwuka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwuka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwikee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuikha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaikoi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuhaika | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nweiker | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwaiske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweikeo | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nwika
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis