Anawaya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Anawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Añawaya (1) are calculated separately.
Anawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anawaya is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Añawaya. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anawaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anawaya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Anawaya is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon Anawaya is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Anawaya
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