Anwo Surname
Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname
Anwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,151 | 1:153,903 | 9,715 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Anwo (92) may also be a first name.
Anwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anwo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Anwo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwo? popularity and diffusion
Anwo is the 304,336th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,853,451 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Anwo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 92 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,151 people, or 1 in 153,903. In Nigeria Anwo is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwoh | 89 | 89 | / |
| Anhwo | 89 | 33 | / |
| Anwoo | 89 | 29 | / |
| Aunwo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hanwo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ajnwo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Anwoj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Anwoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Anwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atinwo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ahanwo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hanwou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Asenwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Anwoth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anwa | 75 | 2,218 | / |
| Anvo | 75 | 1,575 | / |
| Onwo | 75 | 1,480 | / |
| Anuo | 75 | 577 | / |
| Anbo | 75 | 556 | / |
| Enwo | 75 | 193 | / |
| Amwo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hanwood | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ahanwoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ainwoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganvo | 67 | 488 | / |
| Anvoh | 67 | 475 | / |
| Hanwa | 67 | 471 | / |
| Anwah | 67 | 257 | / |
| Anvou | 67 | 226 | / |
| Onwoh | 67 | 198 | / |
| Anbho | 67 | 140 | / |
| Anwaa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Enwoh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Hanbo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Enwou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Eanwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Anbou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Anmbo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aunwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Anuos | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahnbo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hanuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aanbo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ainbo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onwuo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anhwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anboy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwod | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ainvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Annwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oonwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hainwood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hannwood | 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
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- 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 Anwo
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