Anyiro Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anyiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2491:156,78413,701
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Anyiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyiro is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anyiro is the 919,444th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Anyiro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyiro live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 156,784. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Amuria District, where 53 percent are found, Soroti District, where 21 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganyiro926/
Anyira83790/
Aniero83492/
Onyiro83440/
Anyero83331/
Anjiro8313/
Ganyira77188/
Anyirah7782/
Ganiero7744/
Onyiroh7711/
Onyiero773/
Anjioro773/
Asniero772/
Anyiera772/
Ganyero771/
Gonyiro771/
Ainiero771/
Anheiro771/
Añiro7313/
Hanehiro71448/
Onyiroha7123/
Hangeiro716/
Anyiorga714/
Gangeiro713/
Anyirach713/
Hanjirou712/
Ganyirah711/
Angeyira711/
Anyiorah711/
Ganjairo711/
Agnero675,303/
Angero671,049/
Anyera67649/
Onyero67392/
Anjira67287/
Anjero67152/
Onyira6798/
Onjiro678/
Aniera676/
Añiero674/
Añeiro671/
Oniero671/
Onyiruoha671/

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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
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  • 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 Anyiro
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