Ananfi Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Ananfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ananfi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Niger241:799,66718,510

Ananfi (19) may also be a first name.

Ananfi Last Name Facts

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

Ananfi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ananfi? popularity and diffusion

Ananfi is the 1,338,236th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Ananfi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ananfi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ananfi is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 45 percent reside, Kwara, where 43 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hananfi923/
Ananfa8326/
Anonfi8319/
Ainanfa773/
Anounfi772/
Aïnanfa772/
Ananfaa772/
Anhanfe771/
Ananfeu771/
Ainanfe771/
Onanfei771/
Anainfe771/
Ononfi6714/
Enonfi677/
Onanfe671/
Enounfi6225/
Anounfe621/
Ononfio621/
Anamphai576/
Ananphet571/
Ononfa5021/
Ononfe501/
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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 Ananfi
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