Nwokoro Surname

51,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwokoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwokoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,6901:18,2811,712
England781:714,33440,171
United States751:4,832,786249,377
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nwokoro (577) may also be a first name.

Nwokoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwokoro occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nwokoro.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwokoro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,808th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 737,009 people. Nwokoro is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwokoro are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 348,718th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 577 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,690 people, or 1 in 18,281. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 31 percent live, Abia, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Nwokoro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwokoro last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nwokoro earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.64% less than the national average, earning R 181,464 per year and in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwuokoro934/
Nwokorou933/
Nwookoro933/
Nwokoros931/
Nwokoroh931/
Nwoikoro931/
Nwwokoro931/
Nwokooro931/
Nwokoroo931/
Nwockoro931/
Nwokora861,179/
Nwakoro86178/
Nwekoro866/
Nwokero862/
Nwokorah8020/
Nwaekoro801/
Nwaukoro801/
Nwakaro714/
Nwakuro714/
Nwokura714/
Nwokara712/
Nwokera712/
Nwakora711/
Nwokeura673/
Mbokouro671/
Nwakara5712/
Nwakura575/
Nwakaera531/

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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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  • 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 Nwokoro
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