Anukwu Surname
Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname
Anukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,751 | 1:101,167 | 6,871 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Anukwu (58) may also be a first name.
Anukwu Demographics
Average Anukwu Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Anukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anukwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anukwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anukwu is the 228,458th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,107,974 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anukwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anukwu is also the 1,295,729th most widely held forename on earth, held by 58 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,751 people, or 1 in 101,167. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 29 percent reside, Enugu, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Anukwu occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaukwu | 92 | 137 | / |
| Anuikwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Anhukwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Annukwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Anuukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onukwu | 83 | 587 | / |
| Anokwu | 83 | 553 | / |
| Anikwu | 83 | 116 | / |
| Enukwu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Anugwu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Anykwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aniekwu | 77 | 838 | / |
| Onunkwu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Eneukwu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Onuekwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oneukwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onhukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aanugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enuekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anikweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anuigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuckwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anaugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuchkwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Aniekwuu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onukwuha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onnuekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onuekwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honuekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyhnukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onugwu | 67 | 2,023 | / |
| Enugwu | 67 | 128 | / |
| Onokwu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Anugbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onykwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anigwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anogwu | 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 Anukwu
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