Anikwa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Anikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
Anikwa (34) may also be a first name.
Anikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anikwa is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Anikwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Anikwa? popularity and diffusion
Anikwa is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anikwa reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 34 people.
Anikwa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Anikwa is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 53 percent are found, Abia, where 21 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 46 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anikwai | 92 | 9 | / |
| Aniekwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Aniokwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anikwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Angikwai | 86 | 11 | / |
| Hainikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hanikwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anikwe | 83 | 4,545 | / |
| Anukwa | 83 | 365 | / |
| Anikua | 83 | 108 | / |
| Anekwa | 83 | 75 | / |
| Anikwo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Anykwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Enikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aniekwe | 77 | 4,003 | / |
| Anikwue | 77 | 204 | / |
| Aniokwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hanukwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Aneikwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Anikwuo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Anaikwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anikweh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anekwea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aneckwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aneakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aniekwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anigkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anikweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anickwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anikwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anizkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aniekwie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anniekwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anekwe | 67 | 4,272 | / |
| Anugwa | 67 | 861 | / |
| Anicua | 67 | 432 | / |
| Anigwe | 67 | 394 | / |
| Enekwa | 67 | 310 | / |
| Anigba | 67 | 44 | / |
| Anukwo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Anekwo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Onekwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Onukwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aniqua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Anigua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anekwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anjkwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anukua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anegwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anigwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onikua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anygwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anikui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Anikwa
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