Anakhu Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anakhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anakhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Anakhu (50) may also be a first name.

Anakhu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anakhu (Hindi: अनखू, Marathi: अनखु, Oriya: ଅନଖୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anakhu? popularity and diffusion

Anakhu is the 1,252,959th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Anakhu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name globally, held by 50 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria Anakhu is most numerous in: Edo, where 38 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ainakhu9239/
Annakhu921/
Anaku91950/
Anachu83132/
Anakou8345/
Anakeu8342/
Hanaku8337/
Ganaku8313/
Angaku8311/
Ajnaku839/
Anakau837/
Ainaku835/
Anazku835/
Aanaku834/
Annaku833/
Enakhu833/
Anaeku832/
Anakuy832/
Anaaku831/
Anakku831/
Gainaku7719/
Hanhaku7717/
Hanakou7713/
Ahanaku775/
Ganachu774/
Anakuha773/
Ainakut772/
Anachus772/
Enaakhu771/
Annakou771/
Hanaaku771/
Aneachu771/
Anakout771/
Asnakeu771/
Aasnaku771/
Ganakui771/
Enaku73511/
Anoku73250/
Onaku73110/
Aneku7387/
Anaju7326/
Anacu7313/
Ganachau7114/
Hannakou7110/
Gainakou718/
Ahanaeku711/
Ahnachou711/
Hanakaus711/
Gaynakou711/
Angachou711/
Ahaneaku711/
Gannakou711/
Hannakus710/
Henaku673,505/
Angoku67692/
Anokou6787/
Enekhu6747/
Hanaju6734/
Onakau6727/
Annaju6726/
Anekeu6722/
Hanoku6715/
Aanaju677/
Anouku677/
Hainnakou677/
Oneaku675/
Anajau674/
Anooku674/
Aanoku674/
Anokuu673/
Anuoku672/
Ainoku672/
Amnajchuy671/
Anokui671/
Anazcu671/
Enokhu671/
Anokux671/
Anokeu671/
Anochu671/
Anokuy671/
Annakouss671/

Anakhu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anakhu in the Hindi language
अनखूanakhu-
Anakhu in the Oriya language
ଅନଖୁanakhu-
Anakhu in the Marathi language
अनखुanakhu-

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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 Anakhu
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