Anyang Surname

31,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Anyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan8,9831:1,271254
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Uganda1,4121:27,6483,833
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Nigeria6791:260,88814,976
Kenya6311:73,1856,878
Cameroon3841:54,0867,020
Malaysia1331:221,76112,837
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Anyang (17,912) may also be a first name.

Anyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anyang occurs most in South Sudan. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Anyang.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,240th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 426,397 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyang are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 40,976th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 17,912 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Sudan, where it is carried by 8,983 people, or 1 in 1,271. Not including South Sudan this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Anyang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Anyang last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Anyang surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Anyang earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning $39,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aunyang9251/
Hanyang9234/
Ganyang9230/
Anyan'g921/
Anyangg921/
Anyangue864/
Aneiyang862/
Gannyang861/
Anyacing861/
Onyang833,919/
Anyong831,059/
Anjang83761/
Agnang83111/
Anhang8356/
Aniang8350/
Aneang836/
Anyank831/
Anyamg831/
Hanyong77144/
Ganjang7745/
Ganiang7734/
Gonyang7726/
Haniang7725/
Ganyong7719/
Ainjang7715/
Anjiang778/
Hanjang774/
Hagnang773/
Haneang771/
Hanhang771/
Aunyong771/
Aunhang771/
Anehang771/
Ainyong771/
Onyangp771/
Anhiang771/
Anhhang771/
Ahnyong771/
Ounyang771/
Añang731/
Hanjiang715/
Ganjiang714/
Onyangue711/
Hosnyang711/
Hounyang711/
Agnangue711/
Anyongue711/
Hothnyang674,230/
Onyong671,376/
Aniong67185/
Anjong6794/
Anhong6724/
Oniang6722/
Agnong6715/
Amjang6711/
Onjang676/
Anjasingh671/

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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
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  • 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 Anyang
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