Nwokwe Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Nwokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nwokwe (15) may also be a first name.
Nwokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwokwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwokwe? popularity and diffusion
Nwokwe is the 2,352,516th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwokwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Nwokwe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Nwokwe is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwonkwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwokweu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwokw | 91 | 12 | / |
| Nwonkwue | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nwakwe | 83 | 426 | / |
| Nwekwe | 83 | 396 | / |
| Nwokwa | 83 | 308 | / |
| Nwogwe | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nwukwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nwookw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwakwue | 77 | 638 | / |
| Nwaekwe | 77 | 288 | / |
| Nwackwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwaukwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwekwue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwoigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwokwyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwgakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwekwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwougwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoegwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwunkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoukwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwakw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nwaekgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnwuekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwankwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvokwe | 67 | 504 | / |
| Nwagwe | 67 | 233 | / |
| Nwakwa | 67 | 135 | / |
| Nwekwi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Nwegwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nwukwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nwogwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nwukwi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nwakue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwakwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwokwe
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