Nwokocha Surname

25,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwokocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwokocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria20,7751:8,527951
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
England861:647,88437,755
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Togo91:805,3086,372
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nwokocha (423) may also be a first name.

Nwokocha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwokocha is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nwokocha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwokocha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwokocha is the 25,490th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 344,679 people. Nwokocha is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwokocha reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 417,739th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 423 people.

The surname Nwokocha is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20,775 people, or 1 in 8,527. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 27 percent live, Abia, where 27 percent live and Rivers, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Nwokocha is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nwokocha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nwokocha surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwokocha last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

Nwokocha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,698 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwokocha
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