Nwoshim Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwoshim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwoshim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236

Nwoshim (19) may also be a first name.

Nwoshim Last Name Facts

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

Nwoshim is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwoshim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Nwoshim is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwoshim reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

The surname Nwoshim is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 93 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Ogun, where 2 percent are found.

Nwoshim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwoshime931/
Nwosim9226/
Nwashim8632/
Nwoshin861/
Nwoshine8031/
Nwaeshim801/
Nwasim777/
Nwachim714/
Nuashim711/
Nwachime6732/
Nwachisim633/
Nuasim628/
Nwaxim621/
Mbashim5721/
Nwachem578/
Mboshin571/
Nueshem570/
Nwuiseme533/
Nuosheen531/
Nouhassem501/

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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 Nwoshim
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