Anyama Surname

111,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,0541:12,7832,091
Nigeria6741:262,82315,061
Cameroon2301:90,30010,845
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
England11:55,718,059489,080
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Anyama (1,941) may also be a first name.

Anyama Last Name Facts

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

Anyama is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,355th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,747,194 people. The surname Anyama occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anyama live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anyama is also the 172,127th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,941 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,054 people, or 1 in 12,783. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Adjumani District, where 67 percent live, Moyo District, where 26 percent live and Kampala District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Uganda Anyama exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Anyama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Anyama surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Anyama earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyama921,192/
Anyamah92280/
Anyamma928/
Ganyama927/
Anyamay922/
Anyaama921/
Anyamga921/
Haanyama8618/
Ganyamma861/
Anyoma83545/
Agnama83483/
Aniama83167/
Onyama83113/
Anjama8391/
Anyame8388/
Anyamo8339/
Anyami839/
Aneama832/
Anhama831/
Anjamma7712,094/
Angiama77203/
Aniamai7759/
Anjauma7725/
Anieama7725/
Onyamat7722/
Haniama7717/
Ganiama779/
Ainiama779/
Anyamet777/
Anyamoi775/
Anyamui775/
Anyamos775/
Anjamaa774/
Aniamma774/
Agnamah774/
Onyamah773/
Anoyoma773/
Agnaima772/
Anyamit772/
Omnyama772/
Aniamah772/
Hanhama771/
Agnamma771/
Anjamat771/
Anehama771/
Anyamee771/
Onyamai771/
Onyamas771/
Angnama771/
Aneamma771/
Anyamgo771/
Anyamoh771/
Onyamma771/
Anyamou771/
Gonyama771/
Ganjamma7112/
Angiamah7111/
Gangayyamma717/
Eanjamma716/
Anajeama716/
Aanjamma715/
Hanjamma714/
Anjiamma714/
Anjaamma713/
Anjammaa712/
Anniamma712/
Anijamma712/
Hgonyama712/
Anjamath711/
Anjammat711/
Haanjama711/
Oneyeama711/
Hounyama711/
Aniehama711/
Anyotmai711/
Anajiama711/
Ganyamee711/
Anyomi676,666/
Onyame672,312/
Anioma67332/
Onyamo67221/
Anyomo67149/
Onyoma6773/
Anjami6754/
Onyami6746/
Agname6722/
Ognama6718/
Anjame6716/
Anjamo676/
Aniame675/
Anjoma675/
Aneamo674/
Agnami674/
Aniamo673/
Onjama672/
Oniama672/
Ganjiamma671/
Anngnamma671/
Amjama671/
Aneami671/
Agnamo671/
Anhami671/
Anyome671/

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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 Anyama
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