Nwonu Surname

49,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,4151:17,0081,628
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nwonu (933) may also be a first name.

Nwonu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwonu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwonu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,343rd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 698,844 people. Nwonu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwonu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwonu is also the 264,724th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 933 people.

Nwonu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10,415 people, or 1 in 17,008. In Nigeria Nwonu is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent are found, Enugu, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwuonu9111/
Nwonnu915/
Nwoonu914/
Nwonui914/
Nnwonu913/
Nwounu912/
Nwonuh911/
Nwohnu911/
Nwongou831/
Nwanu80508/
Nwenu80481/
Nbonu8099/
Nwunu8029/
Nwaunu738/
Nwaanu736/
Nwanhu735/
Nwaenu734/
Nwanou734/
Nwannu733/
Nbuonu733/
Nwanui731/
Nwuneu731/
Nwatnu731/
Nwanau731/
Nbonou731/
Nwunnu731/
Nuongu731/
Nwagnu731/
Nmbonu731/
N'Wenou6738/
Nwanguh6718/
Nbounou679/
Nwuangu671/
Nwanuua671/
Nnwangu671/

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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 Nwonu
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