Nwiyi Surname
Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname
Nwiyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,051 | 1:168,547 | 10,467 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwiyi (11) may also be a first name.
Nwiyi Demographics
Nwiyi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwiyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwiyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwiyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwiyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 347,450th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. Nwiyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwiyi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname Nwiyi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,051 people, or 1 in 168,547. In Nigeria Nwiyi is most numerous in: Anambra, where 30 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 16 percent are found and Enugu, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Nwiyi is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Nwiyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwiayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwiyo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nwiji | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nwihi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwiie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwijy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwiay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaiji | 73 | 336 | / |
| Nweiji | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nwaiye | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nwoyie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nweayi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nwiehi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwoiji | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwoiye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwijie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwijii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaijy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nwie | 67 | 17 | / |
| N'Weiji | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nwijaya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nwye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwaihie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweijei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuiyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwahiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwiejie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaijie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweijay | 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 Nwiyi
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