Nwula Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nwula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Nwula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwula is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nwula.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwula? popularity and diffusion

Nwula is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Nwula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwula reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nwula is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Nwula is primarily found in: Enugu, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Benue, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwulia9177/
Nwaula9123/
Nwulah9113/
Nwoula911/
Nwauloa831/
Nwaulia831/
Nvula80974/
Nwuli80185/
Nwola80153/
Nwulo8058/
Nwule8012/
Nwila808/
Nbula801/
Nwaulo7341/
Nvuela7321/
Nwolah736/
Nbuila734/
Nwului733/
Nwouli732/
Nvuila731/
Nbulia731/
N'Wola731/
Nwolai731/
Nvoula731/
N'Vula731/
Nboula731/
Nwgule731/
Nwwola731/
Nnwuli731/
Nwoule731/
Nwilya731/
Nwoulli671/
Nwuslou671/

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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 Nwula
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