Anyangwe Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Anyangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4391:47,3106,203
United States341:10,660,557428,392
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Anyangwe (23) may also be a first name.

Anyangwe Last Name Facts

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

Anyangwe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyangwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 621,618th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Anyangwe live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Anyangwe is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,310. In Cameroon Anyangwe is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 29 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Anyangwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Anyangwe surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Anyangwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.44% more than the national average, earning $67,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyangwei9411/
Anyangweh942/
Hanyangwe941/
Anyagwe932/
Anyangwa88180/
Anyangbe88102/
Anyangue884/
Anyongwe882/
Onyangwe881/
Anyankwe881/
Hanyongwe8263/
Anyangkwa8250/
Anyangwai821/
Anyagwa80536/
Anyakwe8011/
Onyangbe7529/
Anyankwa752/
Anyancwa751/
Anyongwi751/
Anyongue751/
Agnangue751/
Onyangue751/
Hanyongwa711/
Anyakwa671/
Oniangue633,827/
Ognangue63300/
Onjangwa632/
Agnongue632/
Onyankwa631/
Onianguey594/
Ongnangue591/
Onyekwe531,788/
Onyegwa5333/
Oniangui501/

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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 Anyangwe
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