Aniukwu Surname
Approximately 8,705 people bear this surname
Aniukwu 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.
Aniukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,697 | 1:20,368 | 1,857 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Aniukwu (13) may also be a first name.
Aniukwu 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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Aniukwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Aniukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aniukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aniukwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aniukwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,126th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 837,168 people. The surname Aniukwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aniukwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aniukwu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 13 people.
The last name Aniukwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,697 people, or 1 in 20,368. In Nigeria Aniukwu is most numerous in: Anambra, where 89 percent live, Enugu, where 3 percent live and Delta, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria Aniukwu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Aniukwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
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Footnotes
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