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 surname Anyor is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 120,604th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,917,271 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyor are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,600th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 644 people.

Anyor is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,348 people, or 1 in 52,910. In Nigeria Anyor is primarily found in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Cross River, where 6 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists 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 holding the Anyor surname is predominantly 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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