Nwisi Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwisi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwisi? popularity and diffusion

Nwisi is the 2,661,929th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Nwisi occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nwisi are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Nwisi is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 62 percent reside, Rivers, where 28 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nweisi912/
Nwoisi911/
Nwisai911/
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Nwisiuy831/
Nwizi802,000/
Nuisi8071/
Nwise8031/
Nwesi8021/
Nwisa8021/
Nwiji8017/
Nwusi806/
Nbisi804/
Nwigi804/
Nwieshih771/
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Nuisit7336/
Nweiji7328/
Nwaizi7321/
Nwisha7321/
Nuhisi7311/
Nweizi737/
Nwigia737/
Nwaisa735/
Nwishy734/
Nwiesa733/
Nwoiji732/
Nwessi732/
Nweigi732/
Nnwesi731/
Nuissi731/
Nwuizi731/
Nwisea731/
Nwiseh731/
Nwijii731/
Nbeisi731/
Nwaichi67313/
N'Weiji6716/
N'Wessi6716/
Nwaizzi6713/
Nwaiser6712/
Nwesiph673/
Nnbuisi673/
Nwoichi673/
Nweishy671/
Nwoisse671/
N'Bissi671/
Nweichi671/
Nwahiji671/
Nwiezoi671/
Nweisse671/
N'Weigi671/
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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 Nwisi
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