Anwaegbu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anwaegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Anwaegbu 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
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Anwaegbu Last Name Facts

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

Anwaegbu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwaegbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Anwaegbu is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Anwaegbu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 52 percent live, Abia, where 21 percent live and Kogi, where 19 percent live. Beside Nigeria Anwaegbu is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

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
Onwaegbu882/
Anwuegbu881/
Onwegbu8089/
Anuegbu801/
Onwuegbu751,541/
Ounwegbu753/
Onuaegbu752/
Onweugbu751/
Eenwegbu751/
Anueagbu751/
Onwyegbu751/
Onuegbu676,842/
Onvegbu673/
Onuoegbu635/
Oonuegbu633/
Onuegbeu631/
Onnuegbu631/
Onueygbu631/
Onueagbu502/
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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 Anwaegbu
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