Anyaku Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anyaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6161:63,3757,229
Nigeria4391:403,51421,145

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

Anyaku is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anyaku is the 346,661st most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,907,626 people. The surname Anyaku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyaku are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anyaku is also the 1,005,046th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 90 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 63,375. In Uganda Anyaku is most common in: Arua District, where 59 percent are found, Maracha District, where 18 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Anyaku is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ainyaku929/
Anyakau923/
Anyakou922/
Anyadku921/
Ainyakou868/
Anyakhup867/
Aniaku83949/
Anyoku8368/
Onyaku8344/
Anyacu8338/
Anjaku831/
Aniakou7736/
Agniakou711/
Anyokout711/
Ganjakhu711/
Hasnjaku711/
Ahaneaku711/
Onyoku6763/
Onjaku6714/
Anjoku679/
Anioku671/
Anyokoo625/
Anijoku622/
Hasnjoku5736/
Honihaku571/
Gonhiakou5323/
Hounhakou5321/
Onjoku504/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis