Nwiri Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Nwiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nwiri is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwiri live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nwiri is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Nwiri is most common in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Nwiri is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nwhiri914/
Nwirie912/
Nwaihri833/
Nweirie831/
Nwoirie831/
Nweri80603/
Nviri80354/
Nbiri80137/
Nwire80117/
Nwuri809/
Nuiri804/
Nwira802/
Nwiry801/
Nwaire73145/
Nwoire7367/
Nwerie7359/
Nwerri7317/
Nuisri7316/
Nwurie736/
Nuirit735/
Nwerih734/
Nweire734/
Nwesri734/
Nuitri734/
Nwaira733/
Nwireh733/
Nwuhri732/
Nnviri731/
Nwgire731/
Nwayri731/
Nwiree731/
Nwiere731/
Nweeri731/
Nwiery731/
Nnweri731/
Nwerrih6730/
Nweisry6713/
Nwaireh677/
Nuhirio671/
Nwoyrie671/
Nweario671/
Nouhiri671/

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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 Nwiri
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