Anyuwa Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anyuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Anyuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Anyuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anyuwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyuwa? popularity and diffusion

Anyuwa is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyuwa reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Anyuwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Anyuwa is primarily found in: Kumi District, where 58 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 16 percent are found and Serere District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyuwa921/
Onyuwa8382/
Enyuwa8355/
Anjuwa8338/
Anyuwe8314/
Anyuba836/
Aniuwa833/
Anhuwa832/
Anyuwo831/
Agnuwa831/
Agnouwa772/
Anijuwa771/
Enyuhwa771/
Anaaiuwa711/
Aniuba6719/
Aniuwe6712/
Anjuba673/
Onyuba673/
Anjuwe673/
Oniuwa671/
Anyube671/
Ognuwa671/
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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 Anyuwa
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