Anahim Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Anahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Anahim (18) may also be a first name.

Anahim Last Name Facts

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

Anahim occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anahim? popularity and diffusion

Anahim is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Anahim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Anahim reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Annahim921/
Ainahim921/
Ganahim921/
Anahiem920/
Annaheim86501/
Aunaheim860/
Anehim8310/
Anauim831/
Anohim831/
Aneheim7722/
Hanahem7715/
Ainaeim771/
Anaheym771/
Anaem7310/
Anneheim71111/
Ounnahim711/
Anaeme67421/
Anaeem6712/
Aanaem673/
Agnaem673/
Anaemm672/
Annaem672/
Haneahemd671/
Ganaem671/
Eneheim627/
Oneheim624/
Ongahem623/
Onaheme621/
Anajjem621/
Gangaem621/
Hennehim570/
Enaem559/
Anoem554/
Onaem552/
Gonaem50122/
Aineum5017/
Hanoem5016/

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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 Anahim
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