Anyangu Surname

150,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8851:16,0071,913
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Anyangu (505) may also be a first name.

Anyangu Last Name Facts

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

Anyangu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyangu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,479th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,486,368 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyangu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Anyangu is also the 376,889th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 505 people.

Anyangu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,885 people, or 1 in 16,007. In Kenya Anyangu is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent live, Vihiga County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Anyangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyangu9327/
Anyamngu931/
Anyagu92412/
Anyanu9233/
Haanyangu881/
Onyangu8656/
Anyoagu8614/
Anyongu8610/
Anyannu869/
Anyanuu865/
Anyanhu864/
Anyaagu861/
Anyaneu861/
Anyanuh861/
Anuyiagu8013/
Ganjangu802/
Anyangoo801/
Onyaangu801/
Aniagu772,528/
Anyogu77326/
Onyagu77130/
Anianu7764/
Anjanu7719/
Anyonu778/
Anjagu775/
Onyanu773/
Auneyiagu751/
Anianou71115/
Anianus7162/
Anajonu7125/
Anyamhu717/
Onyongu717/
Hanhanu716/
Ganjanu714/
Onyagus711/
Anyhogu711/
Anayogu711/
Anihagu711/
Anjanau711/
Onhangu711/
Anjagoud6725/
Aniannou6714/
Anjagaud678/
Gonyanou673/
Goynyanu672/
Annianus671/
Onyangoo671/
Anyamhuu671/
Ganjanuu671/

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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 Anyangu
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