Anam Surname
Approximately 156,754 people bear this surname
Anam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 83,738 | 1:1,579 | 164 |
| Bangladesh | 32,983 | 1:4,831 | 437 |
| Yemen | 18,209 | 1:1,451 | 219 |
| Pakistan | 4,336 | 1:41,200 | 1,796 |
| India | 4,199 | 1:182,678 | 11,143 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,498 | 1:8,821 | 1,232 |
| Uganda | 1,991 | 1:19,608 | 2,903 |
| Nigeria | 1,530 | 1:115,780 | 7,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,489 | 1:6,153 | 782 |
| Kenya | 1,080 | 1:42,759 | 4,454 |
| Philippines | 758 | 1:133,560 | 22,696 |
| Malaysia | 548 | 1:53,822 | 4,171 |
| Cameroon | 369 | 1:56,285 | 7,266 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Iraq | 293 | 1:119,528 | 3,373 |
| Afghanistan | 239 | 1:134,532 | 3,041 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iran | 145 | 1:529,535 | 30,787 |
| Papua New Guinea | 140 | 1:58,241 | 7,447 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Añam (1) are calculated separately.
Anam (261,241) may also be a first name.
Anam Demographics
Anam Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Anam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anam (Arabic: عنام, Bengali: এনাম, Hindi: अनम, Marathi: आञाम, Oriya: ଅନାମ, Russian: Анам, Tibetan: ཨ་ནམ་) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Añam. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Anam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anam is the 3,582nd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 46,490 people. The surname Anam is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Anam are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Anam is also the 4,030th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 261,241 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 83,738 people, or 1 in 1,579. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 66 percent are found, Central Java, where 15 percent are found and West Java, where 4 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Anam is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and Yemen, where 12 percent are found.
Anam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Anam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Anam surname rose 7,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Anam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Druze (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Anam surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Anam earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.12% more than the national average, earning $57,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ནམ་ | anam | - |
| Anam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନାମ | anama | 97.98 |
| ଆନାମ | anama | 0.31 |
| ଅନମ | anama | 0.12 |
| ଅନାମ୍ | anam | 0.05 |
| ଆନମ | anama | 0.04 |
| ଅନାଦି | anadi | 0.03 |
| ଅନମ୍ | anam | 0.01 |
| ଏେନମ୍ | eenam | 0.01 |
| ଅଞମ | anama | 0.01 |
| ଏନାମ୍ | enam | 0.01 |
| ନାମ | nama | 0.01 |
| Anam in the Hindi language | ||
| अनम | anama | 91.85 |
| अनाम | anama | 4.09 |
| आनम | anama | 3.34 |
| एनाम | enama | 0.3 |
| ानम | anama | 0.06 |
| अनम़ | anama | 0.03 |
| अन्म | anma | 0.03 |
| इनाम | inama | 0.03 |
| आनाम | anama | 0.03 |
| Anam in the Bengali language | ||
| এনাম | enama | 60 |
| অনম | anama | 20 |
| আনাম | anama | 10 |
| আনম | anama | 10 |
| Anam in the Marathi language | ||
| आञाम | anama | 51.89 |
| अनम | anama | 30.8 |
| अनाम | anama | 8.29 |
| आनम | anama | 6.08 |
| अञाम | anama | 0.77 |
| आणम | anama | 0.77 |
| अणम | anama | 0.51 |
| आनाम | anama | 0.26 |
| आञम | anama | 0.09 |
| ानम | anama | 0.04 |
| Anam in the Russian language | ||
| Анам | anam | - |
| Anam in the Arabic language | ||
| عنام | nam | - |
| انام | anam | - |
| انعم | anm | - |
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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 Anam
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