Anrew Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Anrew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Anrew (267) may also be a first name.

Anrew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anrew is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anrew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anrew is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Anrew reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anrew is also the 544,256th most widely held first name in the world, held by 267 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Anrew is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 50 percent live, Bayelsa, where 10 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Annrew911/
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Enrew801/
Anrev801/
Anreev7377/
Amreew7318/
Aneerw7315/
Anriev738/
Anraev731/
Anroev731/
Anreva731/
Amrheew671/
Hannerw670/
Anrov605/
Anrif601/
Amreev55295/
Angerf553/
Aamrjw551/
Amreef551/
Onrife551/
Hanirf551/
Henriw551/
Autenreiph533/
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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 Anrew
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