Anichukwu Surname

219,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anichukwu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'big land'. It is a surname used by people of the Igbo origin of Nigeria, mostly Anambra State, and few others from the Igbo part of the Delta state.

Anichukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8521:95,6496,564
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Anichukwu (56) may also be a first name.

Anichukwu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'big land'. It is a surname used by people of the Igbo origin of Nigeria, mostly Anambra State, and few others from the Igbo part of the Delta state.

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Anichukwu Last Name Facts

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

Anichukwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anichukwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 219,780th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,918,035 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anichukwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anichukwu is also the 1,321,957th most widespread given name on earth, held by 56 people.

The last name Anichukwu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,852 people, or 1 in 95,649. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Anichukwu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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