Janwo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Janwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Janwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janwo is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janwo? popularity and diffusion

Janwo is the 5,213,395th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Janwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Janwo reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Janwo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djanwo919/
Ijanwo911/
Jianwo911/
Janwood8318/
Djanwou833/
Ejeanwo831/
Djanwoi831/
Sanwo801,322/
Yanwo80135/
Janwa80122/
Janbo8095/
Zanwo8046/
Jonwo806/
Januo801/
Janwoitz771/
Ehanwo73166/
Djanwa7366/
Jianbo7356/
Janbou7317/
Yanwou7315/
Janwat7315/
Januoh739/
Janhwa738/
Yanwoi735/
Jianuo734/
Janwah732/
Sanwoo732/
Sanwoh731/
Ihanwo731/
Janwaa731/
Sanhwo731/
Ejonwo731/
Jannwa731/
Jeanwa731/
Januod731/
Zamnwo731/
Djonwo731/
Djanvo731/
Ijanbo731/
Jainbo731/
Ijanboh6790/
Djanvou6728/
Janvois6713/
Zanwood676/
Ejionwo673/
Jianhuo673/
Ogianwo673/
Djonwou673/
Jaunvoo672/
Jeanboi671/
Jeanvoi671/
Ajonwoh671/
Djamwou671/
Djanwah671/
Ehanwoh671/
Seanwoo671/
Janbooy671/
Ianwood671/
Jainboo671/
Ojianbo671/
Jhanwaz671/

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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
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  • 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 Janwo
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