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

The last name Anchor is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

Anchor is the 358,623^rd most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. Anchor occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Anchor live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anchor is also the 152,918^th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 2,362 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 474,914. In Nigeria Anchor is primarily found in: Taraba, where 82 percent are found, Benue, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Anchor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Anchor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Anchor last name is predominantly 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 national average, with 64.1% registered with the 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.