Anuwa Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Anuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3141:564,14927,398
Malaysia861:342,95618,348
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anuwa (758) may also be a first name.

Anuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anuwa (Hindi: अनूवा) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. Anuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Anuwa are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 298,355th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 758 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 564,149. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Bauchi, where 10 percent are found and Adamawa, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anouwa9126/
Annuwa9113/
Anuwai9112/
Anuwah916/
Hanuwa914/
Anuwga912/
Anhuwa912/
Anauwa911/
Agnuwa911/
Aanuwa911/
Anuwoa911/
Ajnuwa911/
Ahanuwa8359/
Hanauwa838/
Ainnuwa836/
Annouwa836/
Aynauwa833/
Angouwa832/
Agnouwa832/
Annuwah832/
Hanouwa832/
Hanuwai831/
Ganuway831/
Ganhuwa831/
Anguwua831/
Atnuwat831/
Anuwaiz831/
Anuwach831/
Onuwa806,022/
Aniwa801,042/
Anuba80549/
Anuva80363/
Enuwa80313/
Anuwe80212/
Anywa80139/
Anuwo80102/
Anuwi8039/
Ahannuwa771/
Anowai73388/
Anguwo73277/
Onuwah7379/
Anubha7379/
Anouba7359/
Anueva7341/
Anyway7341/
Haniwa7339/
Anubai7338/
Anguva7333/
Aniwaa7315/
Ainuwe7313/
Eneuwa7310/
Onguwa7310/
Onuhwa738/
Aniwah737/
Aniway736/
Onuuwa736/
Anuvad735/
Ganuva734/
Hanuwi733/
Hanuba733/
Anusua732/
Anuvas732/
Anouva732/
Henuwa732/
Anouwo732/
Annywa732/
Anuvat732/
Enouwa731/
Hanuva731/
Anowea731/
Ainuba731/
Onauwa731/
Onuwua731/
Onuewa731/
Ognuwa731/
Onuwha731/
Onouwa731/
Hanuwo731/
Enuywa731/
Anguwi731/
Anhiwa731/
Aniwai731/
Aniewa731/
Anauwi731/
Aaniwa731/
Anubay731/
Anniwa731/
Anouwe731/
Anoway731/
Omnuwa731/
Anuwee731/
Anuwgo731/
Enauwa731/
Einuwa731/
Anuwed731/
Anuwej731/
Amnuyswat711/
Anubhai6759/
Hainiwa6742/
Anniway6740/
Annubai6734/
Hanuvat6730/
Anouwou6718/
Anguvaa6717/
Anuwech6715/
Enohuwa6710/
Anuvach676/
Hanubai675/
Aniwaah674/
Onuwaja674/
Onuwoha673/
Haeniwa673/
Hanoway672/
Ganguva672/
Anuwedh672/
Hanueva672/
Aynueva671/
Ainguva671/
Ahanuba671/
Onuewea671/
Anauwes671/
Hanauwo671/
Hanouba671/
Anguweh671/
Anguwoh671/
Anusuas671/
Anuwuoh671/
Anoubai671/
Anouvau671/
Annouba671/
Onuwgai671/
Anowuea671/
Ahnueva671/
Anuwesh671/
Anuwoot671/

Anuwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anuwa in the Hindi language
अनूवाanuva50
अनुवाanuva50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anuwa
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