Anukwu Surname

228,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7511:101,1676,871
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Anukwu (58) may also be a first name.

Anukwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anukwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anukwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anukwu is the 228,458th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anukwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name globally, held by 58 people.

The last name Anukwu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,751 people, or 1 in 101,167. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 29 percent are found, Enugu, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Anukwu exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Anukwu Last Name Statistics demography

Anukwu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Anhukwu922/
Annukwu922/
Anuukwu921/
Onukwu83587/
Anokwu83553/
Anikwu83116/
Enukwu8336/
Anugwu8332/
Anykwu831/
Aniekwu77838/
Onunkwu7728/
Eneukwu7723/
Onuekwu778/
Oneukwu774/
Onhukwu773/
Aanugwu771/
Enuekwu771/
Anikweu771/
Anuigwu771/
Onukweu771/
Onukkwu771/
Onuckwu771/
Anaugwu771/
Onuchkwu719/
Aniekwuu713/
Onukwuha712/
Onnuekwu711/
Onuekwuu711/
Honuekwu711/
Oyhnukwu711/
Onugwu672,023/
Enugwu67128/
Onokwu6741/
Anugbu679/
Onykwu677/
Anigwu676/
Anogwu671/

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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 Anukwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis