Anawake Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Anawake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anawake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Anawake (24) may also be a first name.

Anawake Last Name Facts

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

Anawake is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anawake? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anawake live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Anawake is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anawak9225/
Anaweke863/
Anawaka861/
Hanawaka8018/
Onauwake801/
Anaiwaka801/
Hanawaki801/
Anabaike801/
Anavaker801/
Hannawatker781/
Anowak7713/
Gongawake751/
Hanawakio751/
Ganavak7165/
Hannaweeke7117/
Onawike7111/
Onaweke713/
Anaweakhai712/
Hannawakit711/
Annabak711/
Hanabak711/
Hanaback6713/
Ganavaik671/
Anavaskh671/
Haunavacker670/

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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 Anawake
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