Anyewi Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anyewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Anyewi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anyewi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyewi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anyewi is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyewi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda Anyewi is most numerous in: Moyo District, where 48 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 46 percent are found and Kampala District, where 2 percent are found. Barring Uganda Anyewi is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyebi835/
Anyawi832/
Anyewe832/
Onyewi832/
Onyewhi772/
Anyenwe771/
Anyebei771/
Anyenwa771/
Anyiewe771/
Onyewui771/
Onyenwi771/
Anyiswi771/
Anyienwe7131/
Anyebe677,098/
Onyebi67226/
Onyewe67210/
Anyibe67149/
Anyiwe67136/
Anyawa67123/
Aniewe6717/
Haniewich6714/
Aniebi6714/
Onyewueyi6710/
Anyiwa679/
Anyawe678/
Ana'ayewa677/
Onyewa677/
Anyiva675/
Anyeva675/
Anyibi674/
Onyewuayi673/
Angevi673/
Aniywe672/
Aniewa671/
Anjebi671/
Agnewe670/

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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 Anyewi
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