Anyanwa Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Anyanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Anyanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anyanwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyanwa? popularity and diffusion
Anyanwa is the 1,295,379th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyanwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria Anyanwa is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Rivers, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyanwah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Anyanwau | 93 | 2 | / |
| Anyanwua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Anyawa | 92 | 123 | / |
| Anyanwash | 88 | 1 | / |
| Anyanwo | 86 | 66 | / |
| Anyanwe | 86 | 30 | / |
| Anyanwy | 86 | 9 | / |
| Anyamwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Onyanwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Anyonwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyanba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hanyawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anjanwad | 80 | 13 | / |
| Anjanwah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Anyanwuo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Anyanhba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anyawo | 77 | 28 | / |
| Anyawe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Anyawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyanwwue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aanjanwad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onianwa | 71 | 692 | / |
| Anyamba | 71 | 373 | / |
| Agnonwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Onyanwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anyamwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyamva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anjanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onianwah | 67 | 90 | / |
| Anjanbai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hanyamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyamvaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyambaa | 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 Anyanwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis