Nwosah Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Nwosah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 236 | 1:750,605 | 34,037 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nwosah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwosah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwosah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwosah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,028,911th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwosah are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Nwosah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 750,605. In Nigeria Nwosah is most prevalent in: Delta, where 54 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Edo, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwossah | 92 | 57 | / |
| Nwosa | 91 | 2,316 | / |
| Nwoussah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwasah | 83 | 71 | / |
| Nwosha | 83 | 64 | / |
| Nwojah | 83 | 24 | / |
| Nwosoa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwossa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwuosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwosea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwosho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwesah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwassah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoshea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwotsoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwojeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoja | 73 | 893 | / |
| Nwoso | 73 | 343 | / |
| Nwasa | 73 | 221 | / |
| Nwoza | 73 | 112 | / |
| Nwesa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nuosa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwazshah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nuoshath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwocha | 67 | 862 | / |
| Nwajah | 67 | 199 | / |
| Nwacha | 67 | 90 | / |
| Nwocho | 67 | 43 | / |
| Nwosso | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nwazshahd | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nwasha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nwesha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nwatsa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nwasia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwessa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwosou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwassa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwozoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwezoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwausa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwojha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwasoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwajsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwouza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwojai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwojea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuosai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwasga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwazah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwasaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwozau | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Woza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbossa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwosah
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