Anafu Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Anafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Anafu (15) may also be a first name.
Anafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anafu occurs most in Ghana. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Anafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Anafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anafu is the 554,308th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name Anafu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anafu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.
Anafu is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Excluding Ghana this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atnafu | 91 | 27,461 | / |
| Anafau | 91 | 34 | / |
| Anafou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Anafui | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hanafu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ganafu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Anaafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aneafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Angafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atnafou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ganafau | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ganafou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hanafou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Angafuh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Annafou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anafous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Athnafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anefu | 80 | 681 | / |
| Anofu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Enafu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hanafous | 77 | 131 | / |
| Hanafoup | 77 | 20 | / |
| Anhayfou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hannafus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gangafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gainafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanafout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anofui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Anuifu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anafoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anehfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aneefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anefou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanafoush | 71 | 1,326 | / |
| Hannafuis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haneefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anaufoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahanofu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anoufou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanafoo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Anafu
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