Anwam Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Anwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 251 | 1:705,748 | 32,514 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Anwam (176) may also be a first name.
Anwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anwam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 998,609th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Anwam occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anwam are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 687,834th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 176 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 705,748. In Nigeria Anwam is most common in: Benue, where 72 percent are found, Cross River, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Anwam occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganwham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anwan | 80 | 839 | / |
| Anuam | 80 | 26 | / |
| Anvam | 80 | 12 | / |
| Anbam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Amwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atnwamnn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Annuam | 73 | 64 | / |
| Anhwan | 73 | 59 | / |
| Anwane | 73 | 43 | / |
| Anbham | 73 | 31 | / |
| Anvame | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hanwan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ainwan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Anwann | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hanuam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Anwanh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Anwuan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anwaan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Anwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anuaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanbam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anmbam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gonwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aunwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Henwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahunwan | 67 | 548 | / |
| Hanbaum | 67 | 36 | / |
| Anwanth | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hanwane | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aunbaum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aanwane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aunwomg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anweime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganwaan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anwatin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aunwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eanwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwuame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainwand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunnuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aumnuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunwaun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Anwam
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