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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwori? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,258th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,637,651 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwori are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 441,020th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 386 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,446 people, or 1 in 39,843. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 82 percent live, Benue, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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