Nwokeke Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwokeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwokeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1131:159,1589,999
Gabon91:209,9102,378
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwokeke (47) may also be a first name.

Nwokeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwokeke occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwokeke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 326,995th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwokeke live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widespread forename globally, held by 47 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,113 people, or 1 in 159,158. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 18 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Nwokeke exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Gabon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nwokeke Last Name Statistics demography

Nwokeke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

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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 Nwokeke
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