Aniukwu Surname

58,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,6971:20,3681,857
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

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.

- christolan

Aniukwu Last Name Facts

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

Aniukwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aniukwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aniukwu is the 58,126th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 837,168 people. This last name 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 first name internationally, 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. Barring Nigeria Aniukwu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Aniukwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aniugwu86514/
Anhukwu862/
Eniukwu861/
Enyiukwu80156/
Onyiukwu8016/
Anyunkwu803/
Onyukwu71446/
Anyokwu7165/
Onhukwu713/
Eniugwu711/
Anjokwu711/
Oneyukwu674/
Onyunkwu671/
Onyugwu5734/
Onyokwu578/
Anyogwu573/

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