Anams Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Anams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Anams (11) may also be a first name.
Anams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anams is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anams? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Anams occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Anams are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annams | 91 | 9 | / |
| Anamss | 91 | 3 | / |
| Anamst | 91 | 3 | / |
| Anamsj | 91 | 2 | / |
| Anamse | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hanams | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hanhams | 83 | 51 | / |
| Hannams | 83 | 22 | / |
| Anoms | 80 | 70 | / |
| Onams | 80 | 45 | / |
| Anans | 80 | 30 | / |
| Enams | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hanans | 73 | 25 | / |
| Onamse | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ananse | 73 | 13 | / |
| Anamje | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anomse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Angans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ennams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aanamz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anamze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aneems | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eanans | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ananns | 73 | 0 | / |
| Henams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hannans | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ganansh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Anansce | 67 | 5 | / |
| Annanse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ananshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anhamze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anacins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganhans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annanns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hangans | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Anams
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis