Anowayi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anowayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anowayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anowayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anowayi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anowayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Anowayi is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Anowayi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Anowayi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Abia, where 19 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Anowayi exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anowai92388/
Anoway921/
Angoway862/
Hanoway862/
Anuowai861/
Anowaiz861/
Ganoway860/
Hangoway8016/
Hannoway801/
Gannoway800/
Anawai7770/
Anowey7745/
Anuwai7712/
Anaway777/
Onowai771/
Anowea771/
Onoway771/
Hanaway711,078/
Annaway71143/
Honoway7157/
Anewaya719/
Anawaya718/
Anowoye716/
Agnaway714/
Anewayo714/
Anavoyi714/
Anobhai714/
Anawaji713/
Anoobai711/
Hanawai711/
Annobai711/
Annowye711/
Anuwayo711/
Anuboyi711/
Ahnawai711/
Anuowye711/
Onowaye711/
Anoubai711/
Anuwaiz711/
Anaweyi711/
Ganuway711/
Hanuwai711/
Anowuea711/
Haneway710/
Gonoway710/
Hannaway671,643/
Anabhayi6713/
Anawaiah679/
Hanubayi673/
Anowoeye672/
Hanawait672/
Anguwoyi671/
Agnuowei671/
Annawaye671/
Hanneway670/
Gaunaway670/

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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 Anowayi
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