Anyaja Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Anyaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 626 | 1:62,363 | 7,160 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Anyaja (720) may also be a first name.
Anyaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anyaja (Marathi: याजा) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 492,243rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyaja are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 307,588th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 720 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 626 people, or 1 in 62,363. In Uganda Anyaja is most numerous in: Adjumani District, where 59 percent reside, Moyo District, where 38 percent reside and Amuria District, where 2 percent reside. Other than Uganda Anyaja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anyaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anyaja in the Marathi language | ||
| याजा | yaja | - |
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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 Anyaja
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