Aniwanou Surname

219,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Aniwanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aniwanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,8521:5,581736
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Aniwanou (26) may also be a first name.

Aniwanou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aniwanou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aniwanou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 219,953rd most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,922,253 people. The surname Aniwanou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aniwanou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aniwanou is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 26 people.

The surname Aniwanou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 1,852 people, or 1 in 5,581. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 42 percent are found, Zou Department, where 29 percent are found and Mono Department, where 11 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agniwanou945/
Anniwanou944/
Aniwannou941/
Aniwanu9310/
Ayniwanu881/
Aniwana806/
Anywanu803/
Aniwonu801/
Houniwanou782/
Honniwanou781/
Angiuano759/
Anewango751/
Hanibanu751/
Ganiwana751/
Hounniwanou7454/
Hainibano712/
Oniwana6714/
Anivana6710/
Anibono672/
Oniwonu672/
Anjuano671/
Anibonu671/

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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 Aniwanou
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