Anching'a Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anching'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anching'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anching'a (41) may also be a first name.

Anching'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anching'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Anching'a occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anching'a? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Anching'a is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Anching'a are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Anching'a is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 41 people.

Anching'a is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya Anching'a is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 49 percent live, Nyamira County, where 47 percent live and Nakuru County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Anching'a Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anchinga94102/
Anchienga891/
Annchinga891/
Anchenga821/
Anchinges78208/
Anzinga7541/
Anchigo7518/
Anginga754/
Ankinga752/
Anjinga751/
Onchieng'i741/
Ganzinga71108/
Anchenge7113/
Hanginga715/
Angingau711/
Honchiga711/
Hansinga711/
Hounchiga67103/
Anjiga6789/
Ansinggay6749/
Onchiengi679/
Enchengai676/
Ansnga675/
Angiga672/
Hanshingo671/
Aunsingha671/
Anchiñges671/
Anchenges671/

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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 Anching'a
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