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 Nwosu Salary in
United States
$48,599 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwosu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nwosu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwosu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,127th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,519 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwosu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwosu is also the 112,482nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 3,887 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 175,799 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Nigeria Nwosu is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 36 percent reside, Anambra, where 16 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 77 countries. It also occurs 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 Nwosu surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Nwosu are 42.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.93% being registered with 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
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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 Nwosu
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