Anyanya Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anyanya Surname User-submission:

The surname Anyanya means 'representative one' in Igbo language. It may refer to the unseen eye, God's ambassador, or member of a sacred order.

Anyanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

Anyanya (74) may also be a first name.

Anyanya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Anyanya means 'representative one' in Igbo language. It may refer to the unseen eye, God's ambassador, or member of a sacred order.

- se7vendayz

Anyanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anyanya (Hindi: अन्यन्या, Marathi: अन्यन्या, Oriya: ଅନଯ୍ାନଯ୍) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Anyanya live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anyanya is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 74 people.

Anyanya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria Anyanya is most numerous in: Abia, where 45 percent reside, Rivers, where 12 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Anyanya Last Name Statistics demography

Anyanya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyanya93466/
Ganyanya9317/
Anyaanya939/
Anyanyah931/
Anoiyanya882/
Anyanyo86315/
Anyonya8643/
Onyanya8634/
Anyanja867/
Anyania865/
Anyanha862/
Hanyahanya822/
Anyangna801/
Ganyanja801/
Anhanha71208/
Onyanja7198/
Anyanjo7129/
Anjania7120/
Onyanyo717/
Anyonyo715/
Agnagna714/
Aniania713/
Anjanja711/
Anyagno711/
Anjanea711/
Onyagna711/
Anhania711/
Anjaniah6710/
Hanjanja678/
Anjangea674/
Hanhania671/
Ganiania671/
Aniaania671/

Anyanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anyanya in the Hindi language
अन्यन्याan'yan'ya-
Anyanya in the Oriya language
ଅନଯ୍ାନଯ୍anayanay-
Anyanya in the Marathi language
अन्यन्याan'yan'ya-

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