Anya Forename
1,391st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 697,186 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus
Anya Forename User-submission:
The name Anja, Ania or Anya has various meanings. In Russian, it is a short form of the name Anna, and it means 'grace' or 'grace of God'. In other languages, it can mean 'melody', 'eye' or 'sight'.
Anya Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 100% | 556,860 | 1:259 | 63 |
| Belarus | 99% | 58,901 | 1:161 | 52 |
| Thailand | 99% | 15,845 | 1:4,422 | 754 |
| Kazakhstan | 99% | 12,223 | 1:1,452 | 296 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 8,811 | 1:3,494 | 680 |
| Turkmenistan | 99% | 5,951 | 1:920 | 237 |
| United States | 100% | 5,876 | 1:61,698 | 3,229 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4,594 | 1:1,823 | 347 |
| Nigeria | 69% | 4,554 | 1:38,991 | 3,128 |
| Moldova | - | 3,025 | 1:1,177 | 174 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 2,933 | 1:162 | 45 |
| India | 61% | 1,797 | 1:676,059 | 49,762 |
| England | 100% | 1,546 | 1:35,966 | 1,901 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1,003 | 1:2,910 | 452 |
| Poland | 100% | 990 | 1:38,411 | 1,114 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 793 | 1:325,301 | 27,659 |
| Canada | 100% | 695 | 1:47,674 | 3,192 |
| Australia | - | 667 | 1:20,476 | 1,423 |
| Azerbaijan | 96% | 634 | 1:15,210 | 1,642 |
| Germany | 100% | 604 | 1:160,063 | 2,769 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 501 | 1:41,515 | 4,680 |
| Egypt | 50% | 477 | 1:192,664 | 7,172 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 468 | 1:36,116 | 2,782 |
| Togo | - | 412 | 1:17,571 | 2,429 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 99% | 355 | 1:16,826 | 2,200 |
| New Zealand | - | 335 | 1:13,540 | 1,258 |
| Mexico | 100% | 326 | 1:380,811 | 4,912 |
| South Africa | 100% | 317 | 1:172,027 | 11,620 |
| Iran | 100% | 303 | 1:259,066 | 4,211 |
| Denmark | - | 256 | 1:22,068 | 1,251 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 247 | 1:42,232 | 3,015 |
| Philippines | 99% | 227 | 1:467,002 | 15,942 |
| Bulgaria | 99% | 221 | 1:31,631 | 1,961 |
| Afghanistan | 92% | 196 | 1:166,447 | 4,612 |
| Brazil | 100% | 169 | 1:1,267,670 | 30,865 |
| Morocco | - | 164 | 1:209,443 | 5,367 |
| China | - | 159 | 1:8,591,546 | 59,514 |
| Latvia | - | 139 | 1:14,501 | 797 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 133 | 1:227,082 | 7,944 |
| Estonia | - | 128 | 1:10,276 | 1,145 |
| France | 100% | 126 | 1:527,542 | 5,535 |
| Algeria | - | 122 | 1:312,924 | 3,842 |
| Spain | 100% | 118 | 1:394,322 | 5,674 |
| Georgia | 94% | 117 | 1:31,953 | 1,872 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 104 | 1:28,219 | 2,926 |
| Sweden | 99% | 103 | 1:95,708 | 4,171 |
| Israel | 93% | 97 | 1:86,628 | 4,034 |
| Panama | 100% | 97 | 1:40,274 | 2,978 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 96 | 1:14,181 | 1,894 |
| Portugal | - | 92 | 1:113,162 | 2,965 |
| Italy | 100% | 89 | 1:686,091 | 6,669 |
| Japan | - | 88 | 1:1,454,387 | 17,437 |
| Scotland | 97% | 85 | 1:62,945 | 1,798 |
| Kenya | - | 83 | 1:557,917 | 14,856 |
| Norway | 100% | 76 | 1:67,531 | 2,531 |
| Jamaica | - | 67 | 1:43,033 | 2,580 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 67 | 1:122,589 | 3,539 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 65 | 1:468,461 | 20,872 |
| Wales | 100% | 64 | 1:48,349 | 1,714 |
| Pakistan | 96% | 63 | 1:3,085,043 | 36,258 |
| Romania | - | 59 | 1:339,864 | 10,187 |
| Serbia | - | 53 | 1:134,825 | 3,101 |
| Peru | 100% | 52 | 1:611,374 | 10,064 |
| Taiwan | 88% | 49 | 1:485,096 | 27,727 |
| Haiti | - | 47 | 1:228,233 | 9,834 |
| Qatar | 100% | 43 | 1:55,107 | 6,913 |
| Chile | 97% | 39 | 1:451,467 | 5,727 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 38 | 1:1,197,366 | 3,730 |
| Argentina | - | 37 | 1:1,156,034 | 5,603 |
| Turkey | 100% | 37 | 1:2,102,749 | 14,576 |
| Belgium | 100% | 33 | 1:348,183 | 6,599 |
| Ireland | 100% | 30 | 1:154,784 | 3,255 |
| Abkhazia | 80% | 29 | 1:8,394 | 737 |
| South Korea | - | 29 | 1:191,187 | 7,453 |
| Nepal | 95% | 27 | 1:1,055,087 | 22,243 |
| Lithuania | - | 26 | 1:113,534 | 1,562 |
| Colombia | 100% | 23 | 1:2,077,345 | 17,160 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 22 | 1:8,082 | 1,192 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Belize | 100% | 20 | 1:17,715 | 2,114 |
| Finland | 86% | 20 | 1:274,159 | 4,096 |
| Honduras | 100% | 20 | 1:440,873 | 7,120 |
| Hong Kong | - | 18 | 1:430,707 | 4,155 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 18 | 1:1,928 | 471 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 17 | 1:331,034 | 5,308 |
| Niger | 92% | 17 | 1:1,128,470 | 17,009 |
| Singapore | 100% | 16 | 1:392,941 | 10,341 |
| Cameroon | 81% | 15 | 1:1,440,700 | 34,118 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 15 | 1:7,439 | 1,138 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 15 | 1:228,509 | 3,962 |
| Iraq | - | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Czechia | 100% | 13 | 1:819,705 | 3,136 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Barbados | - | 12 | 1:24,149 | 1,919 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 11 | 1:9,977 | 1,310 |
| Benin | - | 10 | 1:1,057,584 | 26,153 |
| Ecuador | - | 10 | 1:1,772,692 | 10,604 |
| Guyana | 100% | 9 | 1:84,807 | 6,788 |
| Madagascar | - | 9 | 1:2,625,490 | 3,077 |
| Austria | 100% | 8 | 1:1,064,275 | 7,469 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 8 | 1:3,906 | 755 |
| El Salvador | - | 8 | 1:792,723 | 5,723 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 8 | 1:2,013,554 | 5,906 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 8 | 1:752,292 | 11,019 |
| Vietnam | - | 8 | 1:11,577,889 | 4,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 7 | 1:263,307 | 1,965 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 7 | 1:8,757 | 1,332 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Grenada | 100% | 7 | 1:15,446 | 1,649 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 6 | 1:524 | 108 |
| Hungary | 81% | 6 | 1:1,631,962 | 4,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Namibia | - | 5 | 1:480,836 | 6,391 |
| Cambodia | - | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Cuba | - | 3 | 1:3,835,517 | 8,849 |
| Slovakia | - | 3 | 1:1,770,021 | 5,487 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:24,564 | 1,836 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | 1:42,512 | 455 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Añya (1) & Ânya (1) are calculated separately.
Anya (28,055) may also be a surname.
Anya Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Anja, Ania or Anya has various meanings. In Russian, it is a short form of the name Anna, and it means 'grace' or 'grace of God'. In other languages, it can mean 'melody', 'eye' or 'sight'.
- romanticactusThis name originated from the Russian Hebrew name Anna as a nickname, meaning 'grace'.
- lazanja13The name Anya means 'other' in Hindi.
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Anya Demographics
Anya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 20,348 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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Anya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anya in the Russian language | ||
| Аня | ana | - |
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