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Where Does The Last Name Anchor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Anchor has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Anchor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anchor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Anchor is the 358,623^rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Anchor are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anchor is also the 152,918^th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,362 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 474,914. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 82 percent are found, Benue, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Anchor exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Anchor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Anchor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Anchor surname increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Anchor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Anchor last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Anchor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,542 CAD per year.