Anyaku Surname
Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname
Anyaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 616 | 1:63,375 | 7,229 |
| Nigeria | 439 | 1:403,514 | 21,145 |
Anyaku (90) may also be a first name.
Anyaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anyaku is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyaku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 346,661st most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,907,626 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyaku live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most common first name worldwide, held by 90 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 63,375. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 59 percent reside, Maracha District, where 18 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Anyaku exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainyaku | 92 | 9 | / |
| Anyakau | 92 | 3 | / |
| Anyakou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Anyadku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ainyakou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Anyakhup | 86 | 7 | / |
| Aniaku | 83 | 949 | / |
| Anyoku | 83 | 68 | / |
| Onyaku | 83 | 44 | / |
| Anyacu | 83 | 38 | / |
| Anjaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aniakou | 77 | 36 | / |
| Agniakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyokout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganjakhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasnjaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahaneaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyoku | 67 | 63 | / |
| Onjaku | 67 | 14 | / |
| Anjoku | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anioku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyokoo | 62 | 5 | / |
| Anijoku | 62 | 2 | / |
| Hasnjoku | 57 | 36 | / |
| Honihaku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gonhiakou | 53 | 23 | / |
| Hounhakou | 53 | 21 | / |
| Onjoku | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Anyaku
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