Anuwa Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Anuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 314 | 1:564,149 | 27,398 |
| Malaysia | 86 | 1:342,956 | 18,348 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anuwa is the 675,256th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name 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. Anuwa is also the 298,355th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 758 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 564,149. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 53 percent live, Bauchi, where 10 percent live and Adamawa, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria Anuwa is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anuwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anuwa in the Hindi language | ||
| अनूवा | anuva | 50 |
| अनुवा | anuva | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Anuwa
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