Anowo Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Anowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Anowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anowo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Anowo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anowo is the 1,009,375th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Anowo reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 4 percent are found and Kogi, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anohwo | 91 | 16 | / |
| Hanowo | 91 | 5 | / |
| Anowos | 91 | 3 | / |
| Anouwo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Anowuo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ainowo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Annowo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Anoiwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Anowoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Anouwou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ainuowo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Anawo | 80 | 1,802 | / |
| Anobo | 80 | 322 | / |
| Anowa | 80 | 291 | / |
| Anuwo | 80 | 102 | / |
| Onowo | 80 | 56 | / |
| Anovo | 80 | 32 | / |
| Anewo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Enowo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Anguwo | 73 | 277 | / |
| Onohwo | 73 | 174 | / |
| Hanowa | 73 | 143 | / |
| Onowho | 73 | 64 | / |
| Anouwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ganawo | 73 | 26 | / |
| Anhobo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Anawoo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Onowoh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Honowo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Anowah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Anoiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gonowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Einowo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onuowo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Anoivo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hanobo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anoubo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Annovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onoiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Annawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anuwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ounowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agnowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anoyuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onowos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anooba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onuowoh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Annouwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Annawoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganouvo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahanowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anoubou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Angouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agnouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anovout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anochwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anoobha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganoova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanauwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osnnowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annavoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anoovad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuwoot | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Anowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis