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    The surname Anyanwu

    A surname, carried by 1,056 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A550

    Anyanwu: #23,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Anyanwu #23,899, 1,056 people Anyanwu: #23,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Anyanwu #23,899, 1,056 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anyanwu is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,056 people named Anyanwu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. That is up 74% since 2000, when the Census counted 606.

    #23,899
    rank among US surnames
    1,056
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +74.3%
    change since 2000 (was #35,187)

    Who is named Anyanwu

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Anyanwu identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.3% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Anyanwu?
    1,056 people in the United States had the surname Anyanwu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Anyanwu?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Anyanwu identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Anyanwu getting more or less common?
    More common. 606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, up 74%.