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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Anowo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,009,375th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Anowo reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Anowo is most common in: Enugu, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 4 percent are found and Kogi, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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
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