Anweh Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Anweh Last Name Facts

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

Anweh occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anweh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anweh reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 90 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anwech918/
Anweth911/
Ganweh911/
Anwe89612/
Hannweh831/
Annwieh831/
Gahnweh831/
Onweh80435/
Anwei80158/
Enweh8087/
Anwet8045/
Anbeh8026/
Anwey809/
Anveh806/
Eanwe806/
Anwih806/
Anwie804/
Hanwe803/
Anwej803/
Amweh802/
Anwea802/
Aanwe801/
Anwha801/
Hanwet731,413/
Anvesh73617/
Hanwei7357/
Anvieh7342/
Eanwee7329/
Anwidh738/
Henweh735/
Hanwez735/
Anueha733/
Ganwey732/
Hanwha731/
Onwueh731/
Hanwee731/
Gaanwe731/
Hanveh731/
Asnwer731/
Anweed731/
Anwees731/
Hanwej731/
Hanwey731/
Anwoue731/
Ainbeh731/
Enwieh731/
Anwwei731/
Onwech731/
Anwher731/
Anhwee731/
Anwyhe731/
Anuesh731/
Anwich730/
Onwe6776,007/
Anwa672,218/
Enwe67975/
Anwi67580/
Amwe67477/
Anbe67151/
Anue67145/
Anve6733/
Asinwet6711/
Hanvech672/
Eanveah671/
Gannwey671/
Anehewi671/
Anwy671/
Onwuehe671/
Ahainwe671/
Ainwoha671/
Amweeth671/
Asimweh671/
Hamweih671/
Eamwech671/
Anwaish671/
Hanwich671/
Hanwett670/

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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 Anweh
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