Anwasi Surname

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

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Anwasi Last Name Facts

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

Anwasi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Anwasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Anwasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Anwasi are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Anwasi is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 23 percent live, Rivers, where 23 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anwasih9217/
Anwausi922/
Anwasie921/
Anwashie866/
Anwase83166/
Amwasi8345/
Anwasa837/
Anuasi836/
Anwaji835/
Anwosi835/
Anbasi832/
Anvasi831/
Hanvasi7734/
Anbashi7726/
Anuashi7721/
Anweshi7711/
Annuasi779/
Anbassi775/
Onwashi772/
Anbasie771/
Annwasy771/
Onwuasi771/
Anwausy771/
Anweaji771/
Amwatsi771/
Anwarzai71278/
Amwaitsi714/
Anwuachi713/
Anuashie711/
Anwazish711/
Ambasi67717/
Onwosi67624/
Onbasi6754/
Anbazi6739/
Anuasa6729/
Amwazi6727/
Anwese6722/
Onwaji6716/
Amnuaysit678/
Omwasi676/
Anwose676/
Anwaza674/
Anbagi673/
Anbosi673/
Onwasa672/
Anvase672/
Hounwassi672/
Anuaji671/
Onwazi671/
Onwagi671/
Amvasi671/
Anweci671/
Onwuashai671/
Anbase671/

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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 Anwasi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis