Anyanwu Surname

3,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anyanwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyanwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria179,3871:987122
United States1,2411:292,07027,079
England5501:101,30610,665
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Spain561:834,85833,799
Canada561:657,95753,499
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates251:366,49122,886
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Norway111:467,48139,375
Austria111:774,13064,097
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belize51:71,0952,977
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Gambia41:480,863548
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Anyanwu (1,710) may also be a first name.

Anyanwu Last Name Facts

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

Anyanwu (Arabic: انيانو) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Anyanwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyanwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,098th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,005 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anyanwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anyanwu is also the 185,729th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 1,710 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 179,387 people, or 1 in 987. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Imo, where 61 percent reside, Abia, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Anyanwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Anyanwu surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Anyanwu are 34.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Anyanwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.46% less than the national average, earning R 117,720 per year; in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $55,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Anyawwu8611/
Anyonwu868/
Anyanvu866/
Onyanwu865/
Anjanwu861/
Annyawu861/
Anyanwoe803/
Anyewu778/
Onyawu776/
Oneyeanwu751/
Anionwu71137/
Anyambu7125/
Anyomwu714/
Onyanbu711/
Onyanmbu671/
Anyambuh671/
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Anyanwu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anyanwu in the Arabic language
انيانوanyanw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anyanwu
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