Anagwu Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Anagwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 356 | 1:497,592 | 24,866 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
Anagwu (13) may also be a first name.
Anagwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anagwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anagwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anagwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 788,513th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anagwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anagwu is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 497,592. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Cross River, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Laos, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anangwu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Anaigwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Anaugwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anayngwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Anegwu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Anagbu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Anakwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Enagwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Onagwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anogwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anaukwu | 77 | 137 | / |
| Anaekwu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Anuogwu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Aneagbu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Onangwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anaguou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aunogwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onhagwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anagueu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anagbou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anongwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anaagbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aneigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omnagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anuigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anajkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onogwu | 67 | 2,154 | / |
| Anokwu | 67 | 553 | / |
| Anekwu | 67 | 112 | / |
| Enegwu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Enogwu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Enakwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahanaekwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Annaghbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onagbu | 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 Anagwu
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