Anemba Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2621:176,25913,309
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Anemba (22) may also be a first name.

Anemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Anemba is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 668,257th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anemba reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anemba is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 176,259. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 62 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Anemba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanemba92263/
Angemba9228/
Aneamba9221/
Anembay921/
Anembai921/
Haanemba862/
Animba831,475/
Anamba83513/
Onemba83110/
Enemba8341/
Anembe8328/
Anembi8322/
Anembo8321/
Anomba8320/
Anemua832/
Anenba831/
Ongemba77839/
Angembe77404/
Animbah7797/
Hanembo7778/
Agnimba7757/
Oniemba7729/
Angembo7721/
Anombay7713/
Anember7711/
Anaimba7711/
Anombea777/
Angembi775/
Anaamba774/
Aunembo773/
Hanembe772/
Aniomba772/
Anambha772/
Anembou771/
Eniemba771/
Ganembi771/
Anemwad771/
Aneambe771/
Anambau771/
Anuembe771/
Anombah771/
Agnemby771/
Ennaemba715/
Haunembo714/
Ahanamba713/
Haanembo712/
Annemwad712/
Aanemwad711/
Anehmboh711/
Gangimba711/
Annemvad711/
Annambay711/
Onembo67313/
Enimba67133/
Anambo6760/
Enembo6747/
Animbe6738/
Onamba6736/
Enomba6731/
Anombo6723/
Animbo6714/
Onimba6711/
Enamba6710/
Onomba675/
Onembi674/
Aninba673/
Onembe673/
Anenbe672/
Onenba671/
Aannemwad671/
Anemuo671/

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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 Anemba
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