Nwokoji Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwokoji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwokoji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7211:245,69014,219
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England61:9,286,343223,652

Nwokoji (16) may also be a first name.

Nwokoji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwokoji is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwokoji.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwokoji? popularity and diffusion

Nwokoji is the 455,757th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwokoji are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename in the world, held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 245,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 38 percent reside, Abia, where 30 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Nwokoji Last Name Statistics demography

Nwokoji earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwokojie9327/
Nwokojii9318/
Nwokoj921/
Nwokoojie884/
Nwokeji862,653/
Nwakoji8617/
Nwokaji8616/
Nwokoie862/
Nwokojo862/
Nwokuji861/
Nwokiji861/
Nwokoyi861/
Nwokejie806/
Nnwokaji806/
Nwokoyie804/
Nwokijie803/
Nwokohie801/
Nwokieji801/
Nwoekeji801/
Nwaukoji801/
Nwaakoji801/
Nwokei7753/
Nwakoi774/
Nwokej771/
Nwokou771/
Nwokoa771/
Nwokoye712,284/
Nwakaji71809/
Nwokohu7149/
Nwokoyo7141/
Nwokoha7134/
Nwokeyi7132/
Nwokoya719/
Nwakeji718/
Nwokiya718/
Nwokeyo717/
Nwakuji713/
Nuokeji713/
Nwokeia713/
Nwokeje712/
Nwokeij712/
Nwakoja711/
Nwokaja711/
Nwokiye711/
Nwokehie674/
Nwuokoye671/
Nwoekoyo671/
Nwokohea671/

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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 Nwokoji
  • 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