Nwizu Surname

130,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwizu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwizu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4071:51,9943,984
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England141:3,979,861125,553
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwizu (30) may also be a first name.

Nwizu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwizu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwizu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,178th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,096,532 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwizu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwizu is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,407 people, or 1 in 51,994. In Nigeria Nwizu is most common in: Anambra, where 43 percent live, Imo, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Nwizu exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nwizu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwizu surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Nwizu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaizu91634/
Nwuizu916/
Nwoizu912/
Nwgizu911/
Nwizzu911/
Nweizu911/
Nwizus911/
Nwizuu911/
Nwizuha833/
Nwuzu80298/
Nwisu80130/
Nwezu8018/
Nwiju801/
Nwaisu7337/
Nwuezu732/
Nwoisu731/
Nwichu731/
Nwugiu731/
Nnwuzu731/
Nwaiju731/
Nwuichu671/

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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 Nwizu
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