Anjiru Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Anjiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anjiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Anjiru (390) may also be a first name.

Anjiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anjiru occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anjiru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anjiru live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 438,463rd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 390 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 50 percent live and Yumbe District, where 50 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Malawi, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanjirou862/
Anjeru83666/
Onjiru83312/
Aniiru8359/
Angiru8324/
Anyiru8316/
Ansiru836/
Anziru835/
Handjirou801/
Anjerus774/
Angirut771/
Ganchiru7111/
Atinjeru713/
Angiraud711/
Anssirou711/
Enojieru711/
Onziru676,991/
Anzeru67656/
Angeru67351/
Onyiru67105/
Amsiru677/
Anyeru676/
Anseru673/
Ongiru673/
Onjeru673/
Hounjirou671/
Hanchirou671/
Hanzeirou671/
Enjeru671/
Onieru671/
Eniiru671/

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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 Anjiru
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