Anukwe Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Anukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 293 | 1:604,583 | 28,901 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Anukwe (13) may also be a first name.
Anukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anukwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anukwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anukwe is the 887,624th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Anukwe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Anukwe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 604,583. In Nigeria Anukwe is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 63 percent live, Cross River, where 13 percent live and Abia, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria Anukwe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Greece, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anukwue | 92 | 3 | / |
| Anukwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anukw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Anukwest | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anikwe | 83 | 4,545 | / |
| Anukwa | 83 | 365 | / |
| Onukwe | 83 | 207 | / |
| Anokwe | 83 | 55 | / |
| Enukwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aniekwe | 77 | 4,003 | / |
| Onukwue | 77 | 808 | / |
| Anikwue | 77 | 204 | / |
| Enuekwe | 77 | 156 | / |
| Onuekwe | 77 | 46 | / |
| Anokwue | 77 | 44 | / |
| Hanukwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Anoekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anikweh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onukwee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onugkwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anickwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anikweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anigkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onnukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onunkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anikwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anukwij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ounukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuigkwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anniekwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onuekwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onnukwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oneunkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anugwa | 67 | 861 | / |
| Anigwe | 67 | 394 | / |
| Anique | 67 | 98 | / |
| Anokwa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Onugwe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Anogwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Onukwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Anugbe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Enikwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Enugwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onokwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anokue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anocue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anicue | 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 Anukwe
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