Aniekwensi Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Aniekwensi Surname User-submission:
This surname originated from the Igbo/Ibo tribe of Nigeria, mostly Igbos/Ibos from Anambra State, from the Oyi and Onitsha areas. The surname is a short sentence meaning 'land that does not accept evil'. It is derived from the words ani, meaning 'land', ekwe, meaning 'negate', or 'reject', and nsi, meaning 'evil', or 'bad'.
Read More About This SurnameAniekwensi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 217 | 1:816,326 | 36,276 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Aniekwensi Surname Meaning
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This surname originated from the Igbo/Ibo tribe of Nigeria, mostly Igbos/Ibos from Anambra State, from the Oyi and Onitsha areas. The surname is a short sentence meaning 'land that does not accept evil'. It is derived from the words ani, meaning 'land', ekwe, meaning 'negate', or 'reject', and nsi, meaning 'evil', or 'bad'.
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Where Does The Last Name Aniekwensi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aniekwensi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aniekwensi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. Aniekwensi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Aniekwensi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Aniekwensi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 816,326. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 29 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anekwensi | 95 | 36 | / |
| Anikwensi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Aniekwnsi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Anieekwensi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ainekwnsi | 84 | 4 | / |
| Anikwense | 84 | 1 | / |
| Anikwenze | 74 | 89 | / |
| Anekwenze | 74 | 1 | / |
| Anekwinchi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Anikwuenje | 70 | 1 | / |
| Anicuense | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onyegbensi | 60 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
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