Anwang Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Anwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Anwang (2,749) may also be a first name.
Anwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anwang is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Anwang is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Anwang live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anwang is also the 139,411th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 2,749 people.
The surname Anwang is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria Anwang is most frequent in: Cross River, where 34 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanwang | 92 | 243 | / |
| Aunwang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ainhwang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Enwang | 83 | 366 | / |
| Onwang | 83 | 223 | / |
| Anwong | 83 | 88 | / |
| Anbang | 83 | 15 | / |
| Amwang | 83 | 6 | / |
| Anuang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hanbang | 77 | 1,044 | / |
| Hanwong | 77 | 413 | / |
| Aunwong | 77 | 237 | / |
| Einwang | 77 | 41 | / |
| Hamwang | 77 | 14 | / |
| Anhuang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ainwong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Annuang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ganwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aunbang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anhwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onweang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ounwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanhuang | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ganhuang | 71 | 17 | / |
| Aunwongs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hanwoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hatnwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aunnuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eamweang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambang | 67 | 4,816 | / |
| Onuang | 67 | 1,411 | / |
| Onwong | 67 | 373 | / |
| Amwong | 67 | 275 | / |
| Onbang | 67 | 117 | / |
| Omwang | 67 | 71 | / |
| Anbank | 67 | 13 | / |
| Envang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Enuang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anvanc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounwaing | 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 Anwang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis