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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ayanwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayanwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ayanwu is the 246,025th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayanwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,613 people, or 1 in 109,822. In Nigeria Ayanwu is most prevalent in: Imo, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Delta, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.
Ayanwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ayanwu surname is principally 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis