Anamu Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

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

Anamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Anamu (887) may also be a first name.

Anamu Last Name Facts

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

Anamu (Hindi: अनामू, Marathi: आनामु, Oriya: ଅନାମୁ, Russian: Анаму) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Anamu live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anamu is also the 272,925th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 887 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Anamu is mostly found in: Delta, where 54 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 13 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angamu9188/
Annamu9178/
Hanamu9134/
Anamou9130/
Ganamu9115/
Anaamu916/
Ainamu912/
Ahnamu911/
Anhamu911/
Aunamu911/
Anamut911/
Anamuj911/
Aneamou83228/
Anahamu83137/
Agnamou8359/
Aynamuz8330/
Ganamou8315/
Gangamu8310/
Hanamau836/
Hanamus834/
Angamou834/
Gannamu833/
Ahanamu833/
Anaimou831/
Anammou831/
Hanamou831/
Enamu80631/
Onamu80273/
Anemu80113/
Anomu8056/
Hagnamou7711/
Gangamou7710/
Hannamou772/
Aingamou772/
Angaimou771/
Anamoo73557/
Annemu7349/
Anomut7345/
Angomu7334/
Anemou7329/
Ennamu7325/
Anomeu7310/
Onamou7310/
Aanemu738/
Anomgu737/
Ainemu735/
Enamau735/
Uinamu733/
Anomou733/
Anuomu733/
Onaemu733/
Onamui731/
Anamoe731/
Enamui731/
Anoumu731/
Gonamu731/
Onnamu731/
Anomhu731/
Haingammu712/
Gahannamu711/
Hanhamuth710/
Anoumou672,735/
Hanoimu67130/
Ainomut6782/
Anamooh674/
Angomou673/
Annamoo673/
Ahanomu672/
Enaammu671/
Ognamou671/
Ounamou671/
Onasmus671/
Honamou671/
Ajnomeu671/
Hangomu671/
Ennamou671/
Hannamouth670/

Anamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anamu in the Marathi language
आनामुanamu-
Anamu in the Oriya language
ଅନାମୁanamu94.98
ଆନାମୁanamu1.34
ଅନାମୂanamu1
ଅନାମanama0.67
ଆନମୁanamu0.33
ଅନାସୁanasu0.33
Anamu in the Hindi language
अनामूanamu66.67
अणमूanamu33.33
Anamu in the Russian language
Анамуanamu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anamu
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