Aniwa Surname
Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname
Aniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Aniwa (231) may also be a first name.
Aniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aniwa is found most frequently in Ghana. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Aniwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aniwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 350,215th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Aniwa are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aniwa is also the 590,311th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 231 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Besides Ghana Aniwa is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Aniwa
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