Nwinya Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Nwinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,175 | 1:150,760 | 9,563 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nwinya (94) may also be a first name.
Nwinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwinya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,071st most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,191,628 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwinya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwinya is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 94 people.
Nwinya is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,175 people, or 1 in 150,760. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 66 percent are found, Enugu, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Nwinya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwainya | 92 | 78 | / |
| Nweinya | 92 | 4 | / |
| N'Winya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwenya | 83 | 97 | / |
| Nwinye | 83 | 95 | / |
| Nwinia | 83 | 21 | / |
| Nwinyo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwenyah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nweanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nhwenya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwainye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwinija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguhinya | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nwinaiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbinya | 67 | 5,684 | / |
| Nvenya | 67 | 123 | / |
| Nbinye | 67 | 63 | / |
| Nwenye | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mvinya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwenyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nvunya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwunye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwinge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwigne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwinie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuinia | 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 Nwinya
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