Anyaka Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anyaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8291:213,68212,691
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Anyaka (61) may also be a first name.

Anyaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyaka (Arabic: انياكا, Hindi: अन्यका, Marathi: याका) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anyaka is the 390,407th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. The last name is mostly found 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 numerous forename globally It is held by 61 people.

The last name Anyaka is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 829 people, or 1 in 213,682. In Nigeria Anyaka is most frequent in: Enugu, where 22 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Anyaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Anyaka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyaka92194/
Anyakka925/
Anyakaa924/
Anyakah923/
Anyakau923/
Ganyaka923/
Anyakai921/
Aanyaka921/
Anyakoha86236/
Anyakaya863/
Haanyaka861/
Anyoka83997/
Onyaka83169/
Anyako83147/
Anyaki8376/
Aniaka8354/
Anyake8336/
Anjaka8312/
Agnaka837/
Anyaca833/
Anyakee7785/
Anyakie7756/
Anjakka7745/
Hanyaki7734/
Gonyaka7733/
Anyakeh7731/
Anyakot7730/
Honyaka7712/
Anyakei7710/
Anjaska779/
Aanyaki777/
Aunhaka775/
Ganyoka773/
Onyakha772/
Anyakou772/
Anyakoy771/
Angiaka771/
Hanyoka771/
Hanyako771/
Anyaker771/
Anjakah771/
Aniakai771/
Ainjaka771/
Hanyake771/
Anyakoit71383/
Ainyakou718/
Aanyakie713/
Gonyakah712/
Anyakoth712/
Anyokait711/
Haniadka711/
Oneyeaka711/
Anyaqoha711/
Honnyaka711/
Aniako671,024/
Anyoko67241/
Anyaco67210/
Aniake6790/
Anioka6739/
Anjako6737/
Onyako6717/
Onyake6715/
Anyoke6712/
Onyaki677/
Aniaca675/
Ounyakeat674/
Anhake674/
Onyoka674/
Anjoka674/
Ayngeakaa671/
Anjaki671/
Ognaka671/
Anjaca671/
Aniaki671/
Oniaka670/

Anyaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anyaka in the Hindi language
अन्यकाan'yaka-
Anyaka in the Marathi language
याकाyaka50
यकाyaka50
Anyaka in the Arabic language
انياكاanyaka-
إنياكيanyaky-

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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
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  • 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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