Unanwa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Unanwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unanwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unanwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Unanwa are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Abia, where 29 percent live and Rivers, where 21 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounanwa861/
Unanua83436/
Onanwa833/
Unanba832/
Jinanwa77486/
Unanvat771/
Unanue671,914/
Unamba67968/
Inonwa674/
Onanua673/
Ononwa671/
Ounhounwa671/

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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 Unanwa
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