Nwosu Surname
Approximately 179,855 people bear this surname
Nwosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 175,799 | 1:1,008 | 127 |
| United States | 1,598 | 1:226,820 | 21,913 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| England | 806 | 1:69,129 | 7,983 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
Nwosu (3,887) may also be a first name.
Nwosu Demographics
Average Male Nwosu Height
174.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nwosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwosu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwosu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,127th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,519 people. The last name Nwosu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwosu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 112,482nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 3,887 people.
The surname Nwosu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 175,799 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 36 percent reside, Anambra, where 16 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Nwosu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Nwosu surname are 42.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.93% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nwosu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.81% less than the national average, earning R 124,032 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.2% less than the national average, earning $39,149 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwosuh | 91 | 41 | / |
| Nnwosu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Nwuosu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nwoshu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Nwousu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwoosu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwosui | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nwosou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwossu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwosut | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwosud | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwosus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwwosu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwosuu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwosiu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwoseu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwoisu | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Wosu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwoscu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwosuus | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwoseus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwasu | 80 | 185 | / |
| Nwozu | 80 | 128 | / |
| Nwusu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Nwoju | 80 | 43 | / |
| Nwesu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nuosu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nvosu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwochu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nwazou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nwausu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwouju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwajou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwoizu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuhosu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwozau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwozzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwouzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwusau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhoesu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwocheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwashui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbossou | 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 Nwosu
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