Aniyu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aniyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aniyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Aniyu (55) may also be a first name.

Aniyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aniyu is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Aniyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Aniyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aniyu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 31 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Aniyu exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganiyu91115,091/
Ainiyu9144/
Angiyu9112/
Aniyhu919/
Aniyuy914/
Haniyu914/
Aaniyu913/
Eaniyu913/
Ganiyou83113/
Ganiuyu8334/
Ganniyu8326/
Angiyou8325/
Gainiyu839/
Gaaniyu838/
Gauniyu837/
Amniyus834/
Gahniyu832/
Hatniyu831/
Gayniyu831/
Anyiu806/
Anieu801/
Anyeu801/
Aniiu801/
Anhyeu73259/
Angiju7338/
Ganyiu7333/
Angeyu7312/
Anihiu737/
Ganiiu736/
Anyiju735/
Anyuyu733/
Ongiyu732/
Anyeju731/
Atnieu731/
Anjuyu731/
Angeiu730/
Anuțoiu675/
Anhijou674/
Ganjhiu671/
Anujieu671/
Ganyeou671/
Eanyehu671/
Aunhieu671/
Anjayyu671/
Anhhieu671/

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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 Aniyu
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