Nwishi Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Nwishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwishi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nwishi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwishi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwishi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Nwishi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 74 percent reside, Rivers, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nwishi is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaishi | 92 | 17 | / |
| Nwisi | 91 | 53 | / |
| Nwieshih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwichi | 83 | 406 | / |
| Nwaisi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nwisha | 83 | 21 | / |
| Nwushi | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nweshi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwishy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nweisi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwiseh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwisai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwoisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaichi | 77 | 313 | / |
| Nwushie | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nwoichi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nweshie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nweichi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nweishy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwgeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwisiuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuisi | 73 | 71 | / |
| Nwise | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nwisa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nbisi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwhushie | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mbishi | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Nwaise | 67 | 266 | / |
| Nweshy | 67 | 183 | / |
| Nwechi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nwiche | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nuisai | 67 | 64 | / |
| Nuisit | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nwaizi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nwesha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nweshe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nuichi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nuhisi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nweizi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwaisa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwiesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwisea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbeisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nveshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuseh | 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 Nwishi
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