Anyim Surname

63,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anyim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,3471:24,1112,111
Cameroon2051:101,31311,968
Kenya1581:292,27818,763
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Gambia161:120,216304
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Anyim (1,003) may also be a first name.

Anyim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anyim is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,190th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 918,984 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyim reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anyim is also the 254,051st most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 1,003 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,347 people, or 1 in 24,111. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 28 percent are found, Enugu, where 18 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Anyim Last Name Statistics demography

Anyim earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyiom9115/
Anyiem914/
Ainyim912/
Hanyim911/
Aynyim911/
Annyim911/
Annyiem833/
Onyim80445/
Anjim80360/
Anyem8087/
Aniim804/
Aniym804/
Aniem804/
Anhim800/
Agnaim731,466/
Aniyom73653/
Anheim7367/
Haniem7334/
Anjime7323/
Anieme7316/
Ganiem7314/
Anjuim7312/
Anehim7310/
Ganyem737/
Anhiem735/
Anietm733/
Hanjim732/
Gonyim731/
Ganiim731/
Angiim731/
Hanyem731/
Ganjim731/
Anjism731/
Anjiem731/
Anniem730/
Aneheim6722/
Ahnheim673/
Angiuim673/
Anehiem671/
Annieme671/
Anhiyom671/
Gounyim671/
Ganhyem671/
Ahnieme671/
Ajniyom671/
Haniyom671/
Annheim670/

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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
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  • 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 Anyim
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