Anyira Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Anyira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 504 | 1:91,627 | 8,222 |
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Anyira (53) may also be a first name.
Anyira Demographics
Anyira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Anyira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anyira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anyira occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anyira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 434,913th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,224,742 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyira live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 53 people.
Anyira is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 504 people, or 1 in 91,627. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 48 percent live, Kakamega County, where 29 percent live and Bungoma County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Anyira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganyira | 92 | 188 | / |
| Anyirah | 92 | 82 | / |
| Anyiera | 92 | 2 | / |
| Anyiorga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Anyirach | 86 | 3 | / |
| Angeyira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganyirah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyiorah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyiri | 83 | 706 | / |
| Anyera | 83 | 649 | / |
| Anyiro | 83 | 288 | / |
| Anjira | 83 | 287 | / |
| Onyira | 83 | 98 | / |
| Aniera | 83 | 6 | / |
| Anyire | 83 | 4 | / |
| Anyirioha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanyire | 77 | 368 | / |
| Ganyire | 77 | 81 | / |
| Onyiora | 77 | 39 | / |
| Angeira | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ganiera | 77 | 27 | / |
| Anihira | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ganjira | 77 | 13 | / |
| Anjirah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hanyiri | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ganyiro | 77 | 6 | / |
| Onyiera | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hanjira | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onyirah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anjaira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anijira | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amnyire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Asniera | 77 | 2 | / |
| Haniira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganiira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amniera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angeyra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyiere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyirii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ainiera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anieyra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agnieray | 71 | 229 | / |
| Anjairay | 71 | 65 | / |
| Onyiorah | 71 | 54 | / |
| Onyiroha | 71 | 23 | / |
| Anjoiray | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hanehira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anierras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasniera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanjirah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongeyira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anouyire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyera | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Onyirioha | 67 | 600 | / |
| Onyiri | 67 | 503 | / |
| Anjiri | 67 | 493 | / |
| Aniero | 67 | 492 | / |
| Angera | 67 | 487 | / |
| Anyere | 67 | 447 | / |
| Onyiro | 67 | 440 | / |
| Anyero | 67 | 331 | / |
| Aniere | 67 | 161 | / |
| Onyire | 67 | 75 | / |
| Anjera | 67 | 67 | / |
| Anieri | 67 | 57 | / |
| Anjire | 67 | 18 | / |
| Onjira | 67 | 17 | / |
| Anyeri | 67 | 17 | / |
| Anahayire | 67 | 16 | / |
| Anjiro | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oniera | 67 | 13 | / |
| Agnera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anhire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amjira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyiruoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnietrai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahneijira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anière | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangeiora | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Anyira
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