Anikua Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anikua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anikua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Anikua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anikua is most common in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Anikua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anikua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765,740th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anikua are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 364,853. In Uganda Anikua is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 72 percent reside, Moyo District, where 12 percent reside and Arua District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anicua83432/
Anikwa8335/
Aniqua8310/
Anigua839/
Anukua836/
Onikua832/
Anikwai779/
Anikwuo775/
Aniekwa774/
Anicuas772/
Anyokua771/
Anicqua771/
Anikwea771/
Aniokwa771/
Anikweu771/
Angikwai7111/
Aniguach719/
Ainykuea711/
Aunukuha711/
Hanikwai711/
Hainikwa711/
Anugwa67861/
Anukwa67365/
Anekwa6775/
Anigba6744/
Haniquaut6721/
Anikwo6714/
Onukua679/
Anykwa674/
Anegua673/
Enikwa671/
Enekua671/
Onekua671/
Anukuo671/
Anucua671/
Anequa670/

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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 Anikua
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