Anyanje Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyanje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyanje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6861:67,3186,445
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Anyanje (175) may also be a first name.

Anyanje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anyanje is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyanje? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,143rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyanje are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Anyanje is also the 690,096th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 175 people.

The last name Anyanje is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 686 people, or 1 in 67,318. In Kenya Anyanje is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 66 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Anyanje Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyonje86797/
Anyange86327/
Anyanji8643/
Anyanja867/
Anjanje861/
Hanyange80212/
Hanyanye8011/
Ganyanye801/
Anyangeh801/
Hanyanie801/
Anyamgne801/
Anyanyie801/
Anjianjei7520/
Anyaneche7515/
Anyohnjeh751/
Anyonge71336/
Onyanja7198/
Onyonje7150/
Anyangi7135/
Agnagne7120/
Onyange7111/
Onyanji712/
Ognanje711/
Ainyanechi711/
Anyonye711/
Hanyangi6723/
Onyanehi674/
Anyaniyi673/
Anyonche671/
Onyanche671/

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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 Anyanje
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