Anyega Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9301:49,6565,059
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anyega (225) may also be a first name.

Anyega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyega has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 381,790th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,810,875 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyega live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anyega is also the 599,828th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 225 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 930 people, or 1 in 49,656. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 59 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Anyega Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyiega9237/
Anyegah9217/
Anyenga925/
Anyiga83106/
Onyega8391/
Anyego8375/
Aniega8321/
Anjega8316/
Anyege8311/
Aneega836/
Angega833/
Aneiga832/
Aneaga831/
Angenga77197/
Hangega7784/
Onyenga7739/
Hanyiga7738/
Anyinga7727/
Anyengo7715/
Anyenge7715/
Anyiego7710/
Aanyiga776/
Anjenga775/
Anaynga774/
Anayoga772/
Atneaga771/
Anyoaga771/
Anuyaga771/
Anyiegi771/
Aniegha771/
Ganeega771/
Haneiga771/
Aneigah771/
Aneinga771/
Anayaga771/
Anyeget771/
Anyigah771/
Anyigha771/
Añega7327/
Anuyanga71522/
Oniyegha7121/
Anyianga714/
Onyengha714/
Hanayaga714/
Hanehaga713/
Hanyengo712/
Onyegach711/
Ange'nga711/
Anyingha711/
Anyiagha711/
Anehanga711/
Anjienga711/
Hanyinga711/
Hounyega711/
Aineyego711/
Hangenga711/
Ganjegay711/
Anyigo67695/
Anouga67318/
Aniego67288/
Onyege67197/
Anjiga6789/
Anyigi6775/
Onyego6739/
Onyegi6734/
Anuego6723/
Onyiga6720/
Anyige6719/
Aneigo676/
Hañega675/
Angege674/
Aniyangha673/
Anaiga672/
Anjegi672/
Aniygo671/
Aniege671/
Ognega671/
Hangengga671/
An'ehanga671/
Anjego671/
Haanyinga671/
Onaega671/

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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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  • 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 Anyega
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