Nwuba Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7311:242,32914,058
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nwuba (61) may also be a first name.

Nwuba Last Name Facts

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

Nwuba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nwuba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwuba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwuba is the 440,539th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. The surname Nwuba is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwuba are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 61 people.

The last name Nwuba is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 242,329. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found and Enugu, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nvuba802/
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Nwubeh739/
Nwaubo736/
Nwobai734/
Nwuibo733/
Nwobay732/
Nbouba732/
Nweube731/
Nwoubi731/
Nwoubo731/
Nwibea731/
Nwubgo731/
Nnwoba731/
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Nwubuip671/
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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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  • 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 Nwuba
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