Anuoluwa Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Anuoluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anuoluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Anuoluwa (3,995) may also be a first name.

Anuoluwa Last Name Facts

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

Anuoluwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anuoluwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Anuoluwa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 110,502nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 3,995 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 35 percent are found, Oyo, where 14 percent are found and Kwara, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Anuoluwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aanuoluwa9414/
Ainuoluwa943/
Anoluwa931/
Aunoluwa882/
Analuwa8041/
Anoluba804/
Onoluwa801/
Analuba6761/
Analuwe6747/
Analuva6710/
Onaluwa674/
Amboulouwa671/
Oumboulouwa636/
Onaluwe5323/
Analuvi533/
Onolowo532/
Analieva5028/
Analauva5017/
Aynalowo504/
Añoluevo501/

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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 Anuoluwa
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