Anyor Surname

120,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anyor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anyor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3481:52,9104,043
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Uganda951:410,94025,444
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anyor (644) may also be a first name.

Anyor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyor is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Anyor.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anyor is the 120,604th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,917,271 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyor live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anyor is also the 327,600th most common first name on earth, held by 644 people.

The surname Anyor is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,348 people, or 1 in 52,910. In Nigeria Anyor is most common in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Cross River, where 6 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Anyor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Anyor last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anayor91119/
Hanyor9129/
Anyoor917/
Ainyor916/
Anhyor911/
Anyr892/
Hanyore831/
Anjor801,276/
Agnor80613/
Anoir80603/
Anyar80498/
Onyor8074/
Anior8034/
Anyrz8010/
Anhor807/
Anoyr801/
Annaiyor779/
Anjour73453/
Gonyor73333/
Hanior73202/
Aniort73160/
Oneyor73136/
Anojor73135/
Anjore73125/
Anijor7382/
Ganyar7370/
Agnoor7361/
Ganior7354/
Anjoor7329/
Angior7321/
Anejor7317/
Ganeor7310/
Hanyar7310/
Anajor7310/
Anyaar739/
Onuyor737/
Agnore736/
Angoir734/
Onayor733/
Ganjor733/
Aniore732/
Anjoir732/
Anjhor731/
Annoir731/
Anhour731/
Oonyor731/
Anouyr731/
Haneor731/
Hanjor731/
Agnour731/
Amgnor731/
Aynyar731/
Hagnor731/
Anoire731/
Hanhor730/
Osnyor730/
Anir671,674/
Aner67856/
Hannoir67164/
Hanjour67149/
Añor6778/
Hanjohr6752/
Anre6750/
Hangior6746/
Ganjour6744/
Hanyard6742/
Ganjoor6741/
Anhr6734/
Auniord6723/
Anér6720/
Anyrova6718/
Hanoire679/
Aunyart675/
Onyr674/
Gangoir674/
Hagnour673/
Agnoure672/
Anjoure672/
Hanhour671/
Gaynayr671/
Angnior671/
Anjr671/
Anajyar671/
Hanaior671/
Hanajor671/
Ganjyar671/
Heagnor670/
Gaineor670/

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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 Anyor
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