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 surname Nwolisa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwolisa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwolisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,587th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. The surname Nwolisa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwolisa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwolisa is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 36 people.

Nwolisa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 170,494. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Enugu, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Nwolisa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nwolisa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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
  • 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 Nwolisa
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