Nwofili Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwofili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwofili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Nwofili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwofili is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwofili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nwofili reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nwofili is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 65 percent live, Enugu, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nwofili occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live.

Nwofili Last Name Statistics demography

Nwofili earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwafili86369/
Nwofeali804/
Nwafilie802/
Nwaefieli751/
Nwefile717/
Nwofele712/
Nwafile711/
Nuofela575/
Nwefele572/
Nwaefule536/
Nuefelie532/

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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 Nwofili
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