Ayanwo Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Ayanwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ayanwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayanwo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ayanwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayanwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ayanwo is the 3,228,735th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayanwo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 28 percent reside, Benue, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayinwo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ayanwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ayanbo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Oyanwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ayinnwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ayanwau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ayanbho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yenwo | 73 | 118 | / |
| Aunwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ajnwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayambo | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Uyanwa | 67 | 234 | / |
| Ajinwo | 67 | 193 | / |
| Ehanwo | 67 | 166 | / |
| Ajunwo | 67 | 92 | / |
| Oyanbo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Oyonwo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ayenbo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ayinbo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iyanbo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ajanbo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayunwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajanwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayonbo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayonwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayanba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aianbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayenwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyinwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyenwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayimwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyanbo | 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 Ayanwo
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