Anwalu Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Anwalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 208 | 1:851,648 | 37,411 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Anwalu (74) may also be a first name.
Anwalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anwalu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anwalu is the 1,148,257th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Anwalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anwalu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anwalu is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 74 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 851,648. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 63 percent are found, Kano, where 25 percent are found and Sokoto, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwalup | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anwallu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwalu | 83 | 60 | / |
| Anbalu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Amwalu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Anwolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Enwalu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onwualu | 77 | 585 | / |
| Anbaliu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Hanbalu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anvaluz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamwalu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onwaulu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onwuhalu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Onwwualu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambalu | 67 | 5,177 | / |
| Enwelu | 67 | 428 | / |
| Onwelu | 67 | 64 | / |
| Anuelu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Anuolu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Anbolu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Enwolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvelu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Anwalu
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