Anyiga Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Anyiga Last Name Facts

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

Anyiga occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anyiga is the 1,785,358th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyiga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 92 percent live, Nandi County, where 4 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Anyiga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyiga9238/
Anyiega9237/
Anyinga9227/
Aanyiga926/
Anyigha921/
Anyigah921/
Anyingha861/
Hanyinga861/
Anyega83933/
Anyigo83695/
Anjiga8389/
Anyigi8375/
Aniega8321/
Onyiga8320/
Anyige8319/
Haanyinga801/
Anyinge771,679/
Anyingo77155/
Anyingi7750/
Onyinga7726/
Anyegah7717/
Anyiego7710/
Anyigoi778/
Anyenga775/
Anyiogo775/
Anyigoy773/
Hanyigi773/
Anyigeh772/
Gonyiga771/
Ganyigo771/
Anyighi771/
Anyigoh771/
Anjinga771/
Ganjiga771/
Aniegha771/
Anyiegi771/
Anyigoo771/
Añiga7355/
Onaayiga713/
Anjienga711/
Hanyingo711/
Anyingoo711/
Onyige67564/
Aniego67288/
Onjiga67279/
Onyega6791/
Anyego6775/
Anjega6716/
Onyigi6712/
Anyege6711/
Anjigi678/
Angega673/
Auñiga673/
Aniigi672/
Onyigo671/
Aniygo671/
Aniege671/

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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 Anyiga
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