Nwoe Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Nwoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nwoe (12) may also be a first name.
Nwoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwoe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwoe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwoe is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Nwoe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwoe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
The last name Nwoe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 95 percent live, Abia, where 2 percent live and Ondo, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwoee | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nwoes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwoyie | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwoeha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwojie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwoiye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwaoey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwae | 75 | 50 | / |
| Nwoo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nwou | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nuoe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nboe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nvoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwohu | 67 | 351 | / |
| Nwaee | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nwuoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwaez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuoer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwohi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbooe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoyieyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwa'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuoie | 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
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- 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 Nwoe
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