Anunwu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Anunwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Anunwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Anunwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anunwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anunwu? popularity and diffusion

Anunwu is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anunwu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Anunwu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Anunwu is most common in: Gombe, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Anunwu occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angunwu922/
Anunwuh921/
Onunwu832/
Anonwu831/
Ononwu6718/
Anumbu676/
Ononwui623/
Anumbuh621/
Anumbouh571/
Anoumbou571/
Agnounhouhou5616/
Onumbu50226/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Anunwu
  • 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