Anichan Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anichan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anichan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8811:44,3125,545
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Anichan (28) may also be a first name.

Anichan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anichan (Oriya: ଅନିଚନ) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Anichan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anichan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anichan is the 398,272nd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anichan reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 881 people, or 1 in 44,312. In Uganda Anichan is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 34 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 16 percent are found and Zombo District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Anichan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anichan in the Oriya language
ଅନିଚନanicana-

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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 Anichan
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