Nworji Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nworji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nworji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7391:239,70613,922
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nworji (29) may also be a first name.

Nworji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nworji is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nworji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,964th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nworji reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nworji is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name globally, held by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 239,706. In Nigeria Nworji is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 28 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Nworji is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Nworji Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nworji earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 241.64% more than the national average, earning R 811,872 per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nworjih9265/
Nworiji9210/
Nwoorji921/
Nwuorji921/
Nworojie863/
Nworie8336,115/
Nwarji8310/
Nworgi836/
Nwurji832/
Nworsi831/
Nwariji7739/
Nnworie779/
Nwoorie778/
Nworrie774/
Nwworie774/
Nwoerie771/
Hnworie771/
Nworiet771/
Nwoirie771/
Nwuorie771/
Nwories771/
Nhworie771/
Nworiee771/
Nworieh771/
Nworiei771/
Nworier771/
Nwoyrie771/
Nworiea771/
Nworchi771/
Nwareiji711/
Nwarie671,057/
Nwerie6759/
Nuorie678/
Nwurie676/
Nuarji674/
Nworye674/
Nborsi673/
Nworge673/
Nworce672/
Mborji671/
Nwarzi671/
Nworse671/

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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 Nworji
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