Ayanwuyi Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayanwuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayanwuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7581:233,69813,631
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ayanwuyi (70) may also be a first name.

Ayanwuyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayanwuyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayanwuyi? popularity and diffusion

Ayanwuyi is the 448,102nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayanwuyi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 70 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 758 people, or 1 in 233,698. In Nigeria Ayanwuyi is most common in: Osun, where 32 percent reside, Oyo, where 28 percent reside and Kwara, where 17 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayanweuyi941/
Ayanwoyi886/
Ayenwuyi884/
Ayanwuiy882/
Ayanwayi881/
Ayanbuyi881/
Ayanwau803/
Ayanway803/
Ayanwoye75483/
Ayanwaye751/
Ayanwoya751/
Yenwui711/
Ayanwoe671/

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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 Ayanwuyi
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