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
The last name Ayanwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayanwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 246,025th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. 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 commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,613 people, or 1 in 109,822. In Nigeria Ayanwu is most frequent in: Imo, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Delta, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.
Ayanwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding 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
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