Nwori Surname

105,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,4461:39,8433,187
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwori (386) may also be a first name.

Nwori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwori is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nwori.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwori? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,258th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,637,651 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwori live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwori is also the 441,020th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 386 people.

Nwori is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,446 people, or 1 in 39,843. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 82 percent live, Benue, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nwori is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nworie9136,115/
Nwoeri918/
Nworei917/
Nworio916/
Nworid916/
Nworgi916/
Nworyi914/
Nworii914/
Nworai912/
Nworis912/
Nwoori912/
Nworri911/
Nworij911/
Nwwori911/
Nnwori911/
Nworih911/
Nnworie839/
Nwoorie838/
Nwworie834/
Nworrie834/
Nwoerie831/
Nworish831/
Hnworie831/
Nwoirie831/
Nwuorie831/
Nwoyrie831/
Nworiea831/
Nhworie831/
Nworieh831/
Nwora80809/
Nwore80694/
Nweri80603/
Nwari8099/
Nbori8010/
Nwuri809/
Nuori806/
Nwory802/
Nwarie731,057/
Nwaeri7377/
Nwoora7368/
Nwoire7367/
Nwerie7359/
Nwauri7321/
Nwerri7317/
Nuhori7310/
Nuorie738/
Nwurie736/
Nuorio735/
Nworre735/
Nworha734/
Nwerih734/
Nwarei733/
Nworra733/
Nwahri732/
Nwarai732/
Nwuhri732/
Nworeh732/
Nbohri731/
Nuorai731/
Nworea731/
Nwaris731/
Nwuore731/
Nworhe731/
Nwarri731/
Nnwore731/
Nworey731/
Nwores731/
Nwoyre731/
Nnwora731/
Nwarzi731/
Nwhari731/
N'Bori731/
N'Wari731/
Nnweri731/
Nworys731/
Nweeri731/
Nwerrih6730/
Nwarije6713/
Nwahari677/
Nwarrie673/
Nwarich673/
Nnwaeri673/
Nwahrri672/
Nwuarie671/
Nwarihe671/

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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 Nwori
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