Anames Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Anames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Anames (28) may also be a first name.

Anames Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anames (Arabic: اناميس, Hindi: अनमेस) is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anames? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anames is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Anames reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Anames is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ainames9258/
Hanames9237/
Anamies920/
Aname91173/
Hanamesh861/
Ganame8344,650/
Haname8395/
Anamea8389/
Anamer8326/
Agname8322/
Anamis8318/
Angame8318/
Asname8312/
Anname8312/
Anamje834/
Anaime834/
Anayme833/
Anamed832/
Anamee832/
Amname832/
Ainame832/
Anamet831/
Anamie831/
Anaume831/
Aaname831/
Anameh831/
Gaaname77138/
Ganamey77135/
Anamish7753/
Agnamey7726/
Anamise7716/
Asnameh779/
Ganname777/
Gangame775/
Anaamer774/
Hanamey773/
Angomes772/
Hainame772/
Ajnamei772/
Hanamge771/
Hanamer771/
Anamieh771/
Hanaime771/
Gainame771/
Ganaime771/
Ahhname771/
Angamey771/
Annamer771/
Annayme771/
Ahnamer771/
Gangamhesh751/
Anama737,443/
Anami735,895/
Oname73160/
Anome73103/
Anamy7322/
Anhammer7167/
Asnaymer7123/
Asnaimer7116/
Hangname717/
Anaamish712/
Honnames711/
Hangamme711/
Hagnamer711/
Annamehe711/
Anaamise711/
Hanhamer710/
Aunhamer710/
Hanami672,540/
Angami671,240/
Annama67330/
Ainami67266/
Ainama67212/
Anamai67200/
Goname67194/
Hanama67164/
Ganami67151/
Angome67118/
Anomie67103/
Aunama6792/
Anamgi6777/
Anamma6775/
Asnami6764/
Onamea6759/
Hanamy6751/
Anemis6749/
Anaumi6743/
Annami6725/
Ainome6725/
Anamay6722/
Ongame6722/
Anamoa6722/
Aynama6716/
Anauma6714/
Anaama6713/
Anaimi6713/
Amnami6711/
Anoume6710/
Anomeu6710/
Ganamé677/
Anajmi676/
Enomes675/
Hangnamey675/
Enamis675/
Anamit674/
Agnami674/
Aneime674/
Anajma674/
Anaima674/
Atnami674/
Aanami674/
Onajme673/
Đanami673/
Onemes673/
Anomer672/
Honame672/
Ganome672/
Amhame672/
Anomeh672/
Ohname672/
Anamyi672/
Anamha672/
Aneama672/
Oneame672/
O'Name672/
Eanama671/
Gaingamei671/
Aanama671/
Angamy671/
Anamuj671/
Aneami671/
Anamih671/
Heinamets671/
Onamis671/
Hangnamme671/
Einame671/
Anhami671/
Anayma671/
Anahmi671/
Anaami671/
Anamid671/
Anammi671/
Aïnama671/
Anomme671/
Anamic671/
Anasmi671/
Anomep671/
Anhama671/

Anames Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anames in the Hindi language
अनमेसanamesa-
Anames in the Arabic language
اناميسanamys-

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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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  • 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 Anames
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