Nwu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Nwu (14) may also be a first name.

Nwu Last Name Facts

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

Nwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nwu reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 25 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 25 percent are found and Abia, where 19 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Nwu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwup8669/
Nwau8626/
Nwou8617/
Nwuu865/
Nwui864/
Nwuh863/
Nwhu862/
Nhwu862/
Nwwu861/
Nwut861/
Nweu861/
Nwohu75351/
Nwahu759/
Nwaud752/
N'Wau751/
Nwuth751/
Nwaus751/
Nnwou751/
Nwuij751/
Nweue751/
Nwhou751/
Nwhgu751/
Nbu67321/
Nvu6719/

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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 Nwu
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