Anyambu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Anyambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Anyambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anyambu is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyambu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anyambu is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Anyambu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyambu are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Anyambu is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent live and Southwest Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyambuh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Anyaambu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyambu | 86 | 2,127 | / |
| Anyamwu | 86 | 54 | / |
| Anyombu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Anyamwua | 80 | 57 | / |
| Onyanmbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyambud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aniambou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anyawu | 77 | 19,782 | / |
| Anyanwu | 71 | 182,166 | / |
| Anyiawu | 71 | 25 | / |
| Anyawwu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Aniombu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Anyanvu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Anyomwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Annyawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyanbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anhanbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyianwu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Anyaanwu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aanyanwu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Anyanwuh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Anyannwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Annyanwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anyanwuu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anyanhwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anyanwus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyanwau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyanwwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atnyanwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aunyanwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anhyanwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahnyanwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyaynwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajnyanwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Anyambu
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