Nwolisa Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwolisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwolisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0391:170,49410,559
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England191:2,932,529101,561
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nwolisa (36) may also be a first name.

Nwolisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwolisa is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwolisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwolisa is the 335,587th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwolisa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwolisa is also the 1,717,090th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,039 people, or 1 in 170,494. In Nigeria Nwolisa is most frequent in: Lagos, where 28 percent are found, Enugu, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Nwolisa occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Nwolisa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nwolisa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nwolisa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 97.8% more than the national average, earning $85,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwolisah9348/
Nwollisa931/
Nwoloisa931/
Nwolise86189/
Nwolesa863/
Nwolusa863/
Nwalisa861/
Nvolisa861/
Nwolicha8011/
Nwoliseh804/
Nwolesah802/
Nwuolise801/
Nwolezia801/
Nwalisi7129/
Mbolisa7129/
Nwalise7114/
Nbolisi714/
Nwalusa711/
Nwolezea671/
Mbolissa671/
Nwalicha671/

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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 Nwolisa
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