Nwojo Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwojo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwojo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6071:291,83316,383
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England111:5,065,278148,650
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Nwojo (168) may also be a first name.

Nwojo Last Name Facts

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

Nwojo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwojo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwojo is the 503,825th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. Nwojo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nwojo live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwojo is also the 705,855th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 168 people.

Nwojo is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 291,833. In Nigeria Nwojo is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 67 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Nwojo Last Name Statistics demography

Nwojo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Wodjo831/
Nwoji802,153/
Nwoja80893/
Nwoso80343/
Nwozo80300/
Nwoje80138/
Nwoyo8037/
Nwujo8036/
Nwajo804/
Nwejo801/
Nwojah7324/
Nwejoh7315/
Nwojii7311/
Nwojij739/
Nvodjo736/
Nwojeh735/
Nwosou734/
Nwajou733/
Nwojie733/
Nwozoh733/
Nwozoi733/
Nwgoja733/
Nwojha732/
Nwuozo732/
Nwayoo732/
Nwuoso731/
Nwooha731/
Nwuoji731/
Nwowyo731/
Nwajoh731/
Nwadjo731/
Nwujoh731/
Nwazoo731/
N'Vodjo67266/
Nwoa6754/
Nwoi6748/
Nwaj6730/
Nwoy6717/
Nwou6717/
Nwaujoh673/
Nwej671/
Nwojije671/

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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 Nwojo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis