Nyenwu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nyenwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nyenwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyenwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyenwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyenwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyenwu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Nyenwu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Nyenwu is primarily found in: Rivers, where 83 percent live and Ebonyi, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuyenwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyewu | 91 | 65 | / |
| Nyenvu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyenwoe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nayanwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngenwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawu | 73 | 116 | / |
| Nyembu | 67 | 1,077 | / |
| Ngouenwou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyawua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naynvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiembu | 62 | 21 | / |
| Nyiawua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyembou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nayanbuu | 57 | 97 | / |
| Njionwou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Njienbeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nounwouh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbu | 50 | 1,727 | / |
| Njembu | 50 | 57 | / |
| Niembu | 50 | 21 | / |
| Neambu | 50 | 19 | / |
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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 Nyenwu
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