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

The surname Anamu (Hindi: अनामू, Marathi: आनामु, Oriya: ଅନାମୁ, Russian: Анаму) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Anamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Anamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Anamu are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 272,925th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 887 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Anamu is most common in: Delta, where 54 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 13 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

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

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