Nwoke Surname

27,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwoke Surname User-submission:

The Nwoke surname means 'man', signifies strength and respect.

Nwoke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,6531:9,4971,039
United States3901:929,38269,672
England901:619,09036,665
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nwoke (1,751) may also be a first name.

Nwoke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nwoke surname means 'man', signifies strength and respect.

- nwokedan

Nwoke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwoke is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nwoke.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwoke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwoke is the 27,927th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 378,613 people. The last name Nwoke is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwoke live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 183,066th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,751 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18,653 people, or 1 in 9,497. In Nigeria Nwoke is mostly found in: Abia, where 24 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nwoke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwoke last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nwoke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.57% less than the national average, earning R 164,988 per year; in United States they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $47,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.31% less than the national average, earning $35,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nwoka801,546/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwoke
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