Anamb Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Anamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Anamb (34) may also be a first name.

Anamb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anamb (Hindi: अनम्ब, Marathi: अनंब) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Anamb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anamb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Anamb occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Anamb are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 69 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Anamb is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea Anamb is most common in: Jiwaka, where 92 percent are found and National Capital District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anambs911/
Anamp8022/
Anemb809/
Ananb805/
Onamb803/
Anomb802/
Gananb735/
Angamp733/
Anampe733/
Anamps731/
Hananhb671/
Aunampe671/
Gangamf671/
Anombowa621/
Gannamph621/
Anomp6039/
Ananp609/
Enemb606/
Ananv603/
Ananw601/
Ananf601/
Ananpe551/
Anasnv551/
Anannv551/
Gannonb501/
Anhanfe501/
Anainfe501/

Anamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anamb in the Hindi language
अनम्बanamba-
Anamb in the Marathi language
अनंबanamba-

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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 Anamb
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