Anakweze Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anakweze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anakweze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Anakweze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anakweze occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anakweze? popularity and diffusion

Anakweze is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Anakweze reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 34 percent are found, Enugu, where 16 percent are found and Ondo, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Annakweze9411/
Anakwezie947/
Anakwaeze941/
Anaekwuezie845/
Anekwuezie782/
Onakwese751/
Anaekwesi714/
Enekwize631/
Anekwesi631/
Anaquiza501/
Enekwose501/

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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 Anakweze
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