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
Nwosu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwosu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwosu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,127th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 40,519 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwosu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 112,482nd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 3,887 people.
Nwosu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 175,799 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Nigeria it is most common in: Imo, where 36 percent are found, Anambra, where 16 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Nwosu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nwosu surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Nwosu surname are 42.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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