Amonwu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amonwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amonwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amonwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amonwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amonwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amonwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 40 percent are found, Benue, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Amonwu exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amuonwu921/
Amanwu833/
Amonvu833/
Amanwou771/
Amanbu671/
Amanmbu623/
Amanvou621/
Amambou621/
Amoimbou571/
Amumbu5080/
Amambu503/
Omunbu501/
Omombu501/
Hamanouhou501/
Amamvu501/

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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 Amonwu
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