Ayanwu Surname
Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname
Ayanwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,613 | 1:109,822 | 7,337 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ayanwu (23) may also be a first name.
Ayanwu Demographics
Ayanwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ayanwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayanwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ayanwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayanwu? popularity and diffusion
Ayanwu is the 246,025th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. The surname Ayanwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayanwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayanwu is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 23 people.
Ayanwu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,613 people, or 1 in 109,822. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Delta, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ayanwu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.
Ayanwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ayanwu last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahyanwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ayanwau | 92 | 3 | / |
| Auyanwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aynwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ayenwu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Iyanwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ajanwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Auynwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eyanwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ayunwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayanbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayinwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Huyanwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayanwoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yenwu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Uyonwu | 67 | 264 | / |
| Iyonwu | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ajonwu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Iyanbu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ajunwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ayambu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ayinbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aunwut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehanwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yenwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyanbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyenwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajanbu | 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 Ayanwu
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