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 commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anyimba live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

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

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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