Anyimba Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anyimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyimba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyimba are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Anyimba is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 67 percent are found, Abia, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 35 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyimba9316/
Haanyimba881/
Onyimba86301/
Anyemba867/
Anyimbe866/
Anyimua861/
Anyinba861/
Aniimba861/
Hanyemba80402/
Hanyimbo80384/
Onyinmba802/
Anijemba801/
Onyimbah801/
Hanyinba801/
Hainyemba7596/
Haanyimbo755/
Haanyemba752/
Onyimbo711,598/
Anyembe71884/
Anjimbi71246/
Onyemba71149/
Oniemba7129/
Angemba7128/
Anyembo7127/
Onyimbe7117/
Anyinbe718/
Onyinba713/
Anyinwa713/
Onyimbi712/
Anjemba712/
Anjimbo711/
Anyembeh674/
Anjinbai671/
Anjimbis671/
Ainjemba671/
Anijembe671/
Ganjimbo671/

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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 Anyimba
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