Anyam Surname

62,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Anyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7601:37,2152,998
Cameroon1,3861:14,9852,037
India1,3741:558,27227,399
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

The alternate forms: Anyám (1) are calculated separately.

Anyam (840) may also be a first name.

Anyam Last Name Facts

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

Anyam (Hindi: अन्यम) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Anyám. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,390th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 905,623 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Anyam reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anyam is also the 281,708th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 840 people.

The last name Anyam is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,760 people, or 1 in 37,215. In Nigeria Anyam is most frequent in: Benue, where 64 percent live, Imo, where 8 percent live and Taraba, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Anyam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Anyam surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyám931/
Annyam91109/
Ganyam9151/
Aanyam916/
Hanyam914/
Ahnyam913/
Anyham910/
Gannyam8332/
Aannyam836/
Haanyam834/
Ganjyam831/
Anjam809,327/
Agnam801,395/
Onyam80747/
Anyom80665/
Aniam80255/
Anham8067/
Aneam8012/
Anyamova7711/
Agnaim731,466/
Ganjam731,225/
Hanham73879/
Atniam73139/
Anhamm7395/
Haniam7344/
Anoyom7343/
Agname7322/
Hanjam7321/
Anjaam7321/
Aunjam7320/
Anjaum7318/
Anjame7316/
Anneam7314/
Anjamm7311/
Ainiam739/
Anjiam739/
Anjham737/
Aanjam736/
Aineam736/
Aniame735/
Ainyom734/
Anyoom734/
Anijam733/
Ganyom733/
Honyam732/
Aneyom731/
Aaneam731/
Gonyam731/
Ajnjam731/
Annjam731/
Eaneam731/
Angnam731/
Ganiam731/
Anjjam731/
Anjeam731/
Anhyom731/
Aanyom731/
Ajniam731/
Angiam730/
Onyameh67283/
Hanhiam67140/
Hasniam6717/
Ainiamd6710/
Anhayom677/
Ganjaam675/
Ganijam674/
Ganiham674/
Ganjjam673/
Anjahum672/
Gounyam671/
Anajjam671/
Anijame671/
Aunjaum671/
Añam671/
Anheeam671/
Honyham670/
Gonyham670/

Anyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anyam in the Hindi language
अन्यमan'yama-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anyam
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