Azanya Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Azanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Azanya (12) may also be a first name.
Azanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Azanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Azanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Azanya live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 12 people.
The last name Azanya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 97 percent reside and Kogi, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azamnya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Azeanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asanya | 83 | 1,095 | / |
| Azanha | 83 | 642 | / |
| Azania | 83 | 268 | / |
| Azonya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Azanyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ozanya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Azanea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Azianyo | 77 | 842 | / |
| Asianya | 77 | 147 | / |
| Azamnia | 77 | 74 | / |
| Ashanya | 77 | 41 | / |
| Hasanya | 77 | 36 | / |
| Azannia | 77 | 12 | / |
| Azannea | 77 | 9 | / |
| Assanya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ozianya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aasanya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gazania | 77 | 6 | / |
| Azuonya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hazanha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hazania | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asanyea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Arzania | 77 | 3 | / |
| Azanias | 77 | 2 | / |
| Asanyay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azionya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hajanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azagnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajamnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azonhya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asanyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atsanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azaña | 73 | 6,306 | / |
| Hazahnia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Atchanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Achaanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Acheanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Achaynya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adseanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hassanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aseasnya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azaangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasanyha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osanya | 67 | 1,804 | / |
| Asanyo | 67 | 770 | / |
| Asonya | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ocanya | 67 | 96 | / |
| Hazaña | 67 | 89 | / |
| Asania | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ajania | 67 | 24 | / |
| Acanyo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ajanja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Azanho | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hassainya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Achanaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ozanyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ašanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Azañia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aachanjya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azamja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasanaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aconya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asagna | 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 Azanya
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