Anyir Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Anyir (29) may also be a first name.

Anyir Last Name Facts

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

Anyir is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyir? popularity and diffusion

Anyir is the 1,649,806th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Anyir is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyir reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anyir is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The last name Anyir is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Anyir is primarily found in: Busia County, where 94 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 4 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Anyir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Anyir surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganyir9185/
Anyior9144/
Anyier9116/
Amnyire832/
Anjir80688/
Anier80348/
Anyer80121/
Aniir8014/
Anhir809/
Onyir801/
Aneygier771/
Anouyire771/
Ganier731,190/
Ganjir73370/
Hanjir73210/
Aniere73161/
Onyire7375/
Agnier7350/
Hanier7344/
Ganyer7323/
Aunier7320/
Anjire7318/
Anjier7315/
Asnier7310/
Aynier739/
Anijer738/
Angiir734/
Annier732/
Anheir732/
Hanyer732/
Anjoir732/
Ganiir731/
Haniir731/
Aniior731/
Anière731/
Aanjir731/
Ainier731/
Aniher731/
Anhier730/
Angeir730/
Anahayire7116/
Hannier67724/
Gaynier67300/
Hagnier67121/
Gannier67106/
Añir6774/
Anniere6773/
Ahnijer6763/
Gainier6761/
Hasnier6719/
Gaunier677/
Angiyor676/
Ganiher675/
Angeior674/
Haniere674/
Ahanjir672/
Hannyer671/
Haniyor671/
Ganjier671/
Ganhier671/
Anneair671/
Ainnier671/
Ganiajr671/
Agniere671/
Asniere671/
Aunjitr671/
Hanjirt671/
Hamnier670/
Haniher670/
Anngier670/

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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 Anyir
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