Anwan Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6211:285,25416,072
Pakistan541:3,308,22025,711
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India71:109,580,769786,157
England61:9,286,343223,652
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Anwan (749) may also be a first name.

Anwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anwan occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anwan is the 415,025th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,685,990 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Anwan reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anwan is also the 300,342nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 749 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 285,254. In Nigeria Anwan is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 45 percent live, Cross River, where 39 percent live and Benue, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Anwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anwan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Anwan surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Anwan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Anwan surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Anwan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $31,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anhwan9159/
Anwane9143/
Hanwan918/
Ainwan917/
Anwann917/
Anwanh916/
Anwuan914/
Anwaan913/
Aunwan911/
Anwain911/
Ahunwan83548/
Anwanth8318/
Hanwane8316/
Aanwane836/
Ganwaan833/
Anwatin833/
Aunwang832/
Eanwane831/
Annwane831/
Ainwand831/
Ainhwan831/
Aunwaun830/
Onwan803,668/
Anuan802,168/
Anban80431/
Anwam80256/
Amwan80198/
Enwan80113/
Anvan8019/
Anwon802/
Anwhatin7711/
Ainhwang772/
Atnwamnn771/
Anwone73420/
Ganuan7366/
Anvane7328/
Hamwan7324/
Onwane7316/
Henwan7315/
Onhwan7314/
Anuaan737/
Ganwon736/
Hanban736/
Hanuan736/
Amwane735/
Annuan735/
Enwwan734/
Ounwan734/
Ganvan734/
Annban732/
Anvanc732/
Oonwan732/
Ainwon731/
Anuang731/
Hanwon731/
Anuant731/
Onwaan731/
Anhuan731/
Onwahn731/
Enwain731/
Hanvan731/
Asinwanne714/
Hanwong67413/
Aunwong67237/
Hanvant6783/
Hanhuan6747/
Einwang6741/
Honwane6734/
Oonhwan6715/
Hamwang6714/
Anhuang6710/
Onwanne678/
Ganwoun678/
Amwasen675/
Hanvane672/
Annuang672/
Aanvane672/
Ainwong672/
Asinwon672/
Ounwang671/
Hannban671/
Anhwong671/
Hanvhan671/
Hanwoon671/
Anvhane671/
Einwand671/
Anuahan671/
Atemwan671/
Hannuan671/
Ganuhan671/
Ganwoin671/
Ganvain670/
Honwain670/

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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 Anwan
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