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
Anwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anwu is the 956,400th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Anwu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 92 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria Anwu is most common in: Ebonyi, where 44 percent are found, Enugu, where 21 percent are found and Cross River, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.
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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