Anyahu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anyahu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyahu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Anyahu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyahu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyahu? popularity and diffusion

Anyahu is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Anyahu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Anyahu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Anyahu is most prevalent in: Abia, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyau91548/
Ganyau83223/
Anyaup831/
Eanyau831/
Agnahou771/
Haneahu771/
Anyou73618/
Aniau73140/
Agnaou676,207/
Ganyou6773/
Ganiau6722/
Hounyahou6716/
Hanyou678/
Anyout676/
Enyoau673/
Aunyou672/
Anniau672/
Añahui671/
Angeau671/
Ainiau671/
Enyeau671/

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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 Anyahu
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