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 last name Anafu has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 554,308th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anafu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anafu is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
Anafu is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found 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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