Anyaka Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Anyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 829 | 1:213,682 | 12,691 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Anyaka (61) may also be a first name.
Anyaka Demographics
Anyaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Anyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anyaka (Arabic: انياكا, Hindi: अन्यका, Marathi: याका) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Anyaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 390,407th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. The last name Anyaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyaka live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 61 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 829 people, or 1 in 213,682. In Nigeria Anyaka is most common in: Enugu, where 22 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Anyaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Anyaka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanyaka | 92 | 194 | / |
| Anyakka | 92 | 5 | / |
| Anyakaa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Anyakah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Anyakau | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ganyaka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Anyakai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aanyaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anyakoha | 86 | 236 | / |
| Anyakaya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Haanyaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyoka | 83 | 997 | / |
| Onyaka | 83 | 169 | / |
| Anyako | 83 | 147 | / |
| Anyaki | 83 | 76 | / |
| Aniaka | 83 | 54 | / |
| Anyake | 83 | 36 | / |
| Anjaka | 83 | 12 | / |
| Agnaka | 83 | 7 | / |
| Anyaca | 83 | 3 | / |
| Anyakee | 77 | 85 | / |
| Anyakie | 77 | 56 | / |
| Anjakka | 77 | 45 | / |
| Hanyaki | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gonyaka | 77 | 33 | / |
| Anyakeh | 77 | 31 | / |
| Anyakot | 77 | 30 | / |
| Honyaka | 77 | 12 | / |
| Anyakei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Anjaska | 77 | 9 | / |
| Aanyaki | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aunhaka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ganyoka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onyakha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyakou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyakoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angiaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanyoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanyako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyaker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anjakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aniakai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ainjaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanyake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyakoit | 71 | 383 | / |
| Ainyakou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Aanyakie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gonyakah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anyakoth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anyokait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haniadka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oneyeaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyaqoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honnyaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aniako | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| Anyoko | 67 | 241 | / |
| Anyaco | 67 | 210 | / |
| Aniake | 67 | 90 | / |
| Anioka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Anjako | 67 | 37 | / |
| Onyako | 67 | 17 | / |
| Onyake | 67 | 15 | / |
| Anyoke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Onyaki | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aniaca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ounyakeat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anhake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onyoka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anjoka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayngeakaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ognaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aniaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oniaka | 67 | 0 | / |
Anyaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anyaka in the Hindi language | ||
| अन्यका | an'yaka | - |
| Anyaka in the Marathi language | ||
| याका | yaka | 50 |
| यका | yaka | 50 |
| Anyaka in the Arabic language | ||
| انياكا | anyaka | - |
| إنياكي | anyaky | - |
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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 Anyaka
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