Anaian Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Anaian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
The alternate forms: Añaian (1) are calculated separately.
Anaian (53) may also be a first name.
Anaian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anaian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anaian occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Añaian. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anaian? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Anaian live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 53 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live and Nasarawa, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.
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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 Anaian
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