Anyanja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Anyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Anyanja (12) may also be a first name.
Anyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anyanja is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyanja? popularity and diffusion
Anyanja is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyanja are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anyanja is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Anyanja is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 75 percent reside and Moyo District, where 25 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganyanja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Anyanje | 86 | 689 | / |
| Anyanya | 86 | 131 | / |
| Onyanja | 86 | 98 | / |
| Anyanji | 86 | 43 | / |
| Anyanjo | 86 | 29 | / |
| Anyania | 86 | 5 | / |
| Anyanha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hanyanya | 80 | 466 | / |
| Ganyanya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Anyaanya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Anyanyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anyangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anyonje | 71 | 797 | / |
| Anyange | 71 | 327 | / |
| Anyanyo | 71 | 315 | / |
| Anhanha | 71 | 208 | / |
| Agnagna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aniania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onyanji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onyanjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hanyahanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anhania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyagno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyagna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyancha | 67 | 11,058 | / |
| Hanyange | 67 | 212 | / |
| Anyancho | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hanyanye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Anyaniyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anyonjoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganyanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyangeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanyanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanhania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganiania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongeanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aniaania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyamgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyanyie | 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 Anyanja
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