Anaku Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8181:47,7255,857
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India91:85,229,487684,495
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Anaku (661) may also be a first name.

Anaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anaku (Hindi: अनकू, Marathi: अनकु, Oriya: ଅନକୁ) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 376,479th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,671,101 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Anaku reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Anaku is also the 322,851st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 661 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 818 people, or 1 in 47,725. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 65 percent are found, Arua District, where 28 percent are found and Soroti District, where 1 percent are found. Besides Uganda Anaku exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anakhu91184/
Anakou9145/
Anakeu9142/
Hanaku9137/
Ganaku9113/
Angaku9111/
Ajnaku919/
Anakau917/
Anazku915/
Ainaku915/
Aanaku914/
Annaku913/
Anakuy912/
Anaeku912/
Anakku911/
Anaaku911/
Ainakhu8339/
Gainaku8319/
Hanhaku8317/
Hanakou8313/
Ahanaku835/
Anakuha833/
Ainakut832/
Asnakeu831/
Ganakui831/
Annakhu831/
Aasnaku831/
Hanaaku831/
Anakout831/
Annakou831/
Enaku80511/
Anoku80250/
Onaku80110/
Aneku8087/
Anacu8013/
Hannakou7710/
Gainakou778/
Ahaneaku771/
Gannakou771/
Ahanaeku771/
Gaynakou771/
Hanakaus771/
Hannakus770/
Henaku733,505/
Angoku73692/
Anokou7387/
Onakau7327/
Anekeu7322/
Hanoku7315/
Anouku737/
Oneaku735/
Anooku734/
Aanoku734/
Anokuu733/
Enakhu733/
Anuoku732/
Ainoku732/
Anokui731/
Anokuy731/
Anokux731/
Anokeu731/
Anazcu731/
Hainnakou717/
Annakouss711/
Ahaneku671,007/
Anoukou6717/
Anaicut673/
Annakoe672/
Hanekui672/
Anoskus671/
Attinnakou671/
Anekouh671/
Angooku671/
Ainokou671/
Enaakhu671/
Anokeus671/
Anacuis671/
Haanoku671/
Eenaaku671/
Henakou671/

Anaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anaku in the Oriya language
ଅନକୁanaku-
Anaku in the Marathi language
अनकुanaku54.55
आनकुanaku18.18
एनकुenaku9.09
आनकूanaku9.09
अनकूanaku9.09
Anaku in the Hindi language
अनकूanaku54.17
अनकुanaku33.33
अणकुanaku8.33
अणकूanaku4.17

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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
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  • 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 Anaku
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