Aniyu Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Aniyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Aniyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aniyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aniyu is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aniyu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 55 people.
The last name is most commonly used 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 live, Kano, where 15 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganiyu | 91 | 115,091 | / |
| Ainiyu | 91 | 44 | / |
| Angiyu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Aniyhu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Aniyuy | 91 | 4 | / |
| Haniyu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Aaniyu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eaniyu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ganiyou | 83 | 113 | / |
| Ganiuyu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ganniyu | 83 | 26 | / |
| Angiyou | 83 | 25 | / |
| Gainiyu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gaaniyu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gauniyu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Amniyus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gahniyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hatniyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gayniyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anyiu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Anieu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anyeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aniiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anhyeu | 73 | 259 | / |
| Angiju | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ganyiu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Angeyu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Anihiu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ganiiu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Anyiju | 73 | 5 | / |
| Anyuyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ongiyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anyeju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atnieu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anjuyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angeiu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Anuțoiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anhijou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganjhiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anujieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganyeou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eanyehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunhieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjayyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anhhieu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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