Anya Surname
Approximately 28,055 people bear this surname
Anya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24,282 | 1:7,295 | 853 |
| Cameroon | 1,952 | 1:10,640 | 1,416 |
| Kenya | 569 | 1:81,160 | 7,479 |
| India | 349 | 1:2,197,895 | 73,196 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 1:518,624 | 42,226 |
| Uganda | 204 | 1:191,369 | 15,594 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Turkey | 49 | 1:1,588,192 | 60,638 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Anya (697,186) may also be a first name.
Anya Demographics
Average Anya Salary in
United States
$38,022 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Anya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anya (Arabic: أنيا, Hindi: अन्या, Marathi: आण्या, Oriya: ଅନଯ୍ା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,550th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 259,759 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Anya reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anya is also the 1,391st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 697,186 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24,282 people, or 1 in 7,295. In Nigeria Anya is most prevalent in: Abia, where 23 percent reside, Imo, where 13 percent reside and Anambra, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Anya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Anya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Anya surname rose 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Anya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Anya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Anya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Anya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.96% less than the national average, earning R 194,952 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $21,169,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning $38,022 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନଯ୍ା | anaya | - |
| Anya in the Marathi language | ||
| आण्या | anya | 68.69 |
| अण्या | anya | 21.21 |
| आञ्या | anya | 6.06 |
| अञ्या | anya | 2.02 |
| अंया | anya | 2.02 |
| Anya in the Hindi language | ||
| अन्या | an'ya | 54.27 |
| आन्या | an'ya | 28.33 |
| अन्य | an'ya | 11.6 |
| अनया | anaya | 4.44 |
| अंया | anya | 0.34 |
| आनया | anaya | 0.34 |
| अनय | anaya | 0.34 |
| Anya in the Arabic language | ||
| أنيا | anya | - |
| آنيا | anya | - |
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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 Anya
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