Nwugwa Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaungwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwukwa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Nwugwo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nwogwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nwigwa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nwugba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nvugwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwugwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaukwa | 77 | 632 | / |
| Nwaugwo | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nwaugba | 77 | 23 | / |
| Nwuigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nweugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwunkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwougwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaukwua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwokwa | 67 | 308 | / |
| Mvugwa | 67 | 211 | / |
| Nwogwo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nwogwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nwukwi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nwikwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nwukwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nwukwo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwigua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nbugua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwogua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwokua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbugwe | 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 Nwugwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis