Anyenya Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Anyenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyenya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Anyenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Anyenya are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,358,232. In Kenya Anyenya is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyenya9317/
Anyenyat931/
Onyenya8685/
Anyenyo8610/
Anyinya868/
Angenya862/
Annyinya8019/
Anaynyaa801/
Hanyinya801/
Onnyenya801/
Anjenayya753/
Ahanyinya751/
Ongenya7146/
Angenyo7137/
Oniynya715/
Anyinyo713/
Anjenia712/
Angenja711/
Anoenia711/
Angenia711/
Onyenia711/
Anjinya711/
Hanaunya672/
Angengia672/
Onyengna671/
Anaynnia671/
Hongenya671/

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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 Anyenya
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