Anwu Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Anwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 257 | 1:689,271 | 31,915 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Anwu (92) may also be a first name.
Anwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Anwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 956,400th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Anwu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most widely held forename globally It is held by 92 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria Anwu is most common in: Ebonyi, where 44 percent reside, Enugu, where 21 percent reside and Cross River, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanwu | 89 | 46 | / |
| Anwau | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aynwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Anwui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Anwuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Anwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Anwuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ganwui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hanwou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Auynwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aunwut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Asnwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwu | 75 | 10,798 | / |
| Anbu | 75 | 2,682 | / |
| Enwu | 75 | 359 | / |
| Amwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Anvu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Anvou | 67 | 226 | / |
| Anhvu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Enwou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Anwoo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Anbou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Anbau | 67 | 20 | / |
| Anwudowa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Onwus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Anvuh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amwuj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aunbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anbhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anbuj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anbui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwuz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anvuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eanbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aanbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amweu | 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 Anwu
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