Ananu Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Ananu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ananu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ananu (900) may also be a first name.

Ananu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ananu (Hindi: अननू, Marathi: अननू, Oriya: ଅନନୁ, Russian: Анану) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ananu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Ananu is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Ananu are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 270,627th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 900 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Ananu is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 31 percent reside, Plateau, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ananu occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ananou912,881/
Hananu91112/
Anangu91110/
Anganu91104/
Amnanu9139/
Ananau9117/
Anannu9110/
Anainu916/
Gananu914/
Asnanu912/
Annanu912/
Anaenu912/
Ananui911/
Ananus911/
Aananu911/
Anagnou83525/
Ganganu83307/
Hananou83235/
Aananou83192/
Amnanou83171/
Ganeanu8396/
Hannanu8341/
Gananau8327/
Anangou8322/
Anannou8315/
Ananouh8312/
Hanaanu8311/
Ahananu839/
Annanou838/
Hanhanu836/
Anangau835/
Ahnanou834/
Angangu834/
Ananaus834/
Ainangu833/
Gananou833/
Anganou832/
Ganangu831/
Anagnus831/
Hananau831/
Agnanou831/
Ananuch831/
Ananous831/
Ganhanu831/
Enanu8079,748/
Anenu8081/
Onanu8026/
Anonu8015/
Hatneanu7732/
Hangangu776/
Hannanou776/
Hanganuț774/
Gaineanu772/
Agnannou772/
Ahanaenu771/
Ganganou771/
Ananouch771/
Angangou771/
Anongu734,101/
Onangu73149/
Angonu7367/
Einanu7336/
Enannu7325/
Hanonu7311/
Ananoo738/
Hanenu738/
Ennanu738/
Anoinu737/
Ananoe734/
Gonanu734/
Onanus732/
Anonhu732/
Ganonu732/
Oneanu731/
Onțanu731/
Enanou731/
Anénou731/
Gangangou7120/
Aananouch718/
Ganganhou712/
Hannangou711/
Ha'ananau711/
Ahanonu672,462/
Henanou67504/
Anounou67259/
Annongu6735/
Ounanou6712/
Ahanenu6712/
Gonanou6711/
Onagnou679/
Anongou678/
Gonganu677/
Agnonou677/
Hanongu676/
Anonguu675/
Ogneanu674/
Angonou674/
Anonngu674/
Angongu672/
Hounanu672/
Oyneanu672/
Gannonu671/
Atnanau671/
Anoungu671/
Enhannu671/
Ahnounu671/
Ganonou671/
Hănganu671/
Honanou671/
Anoinou671/
Aanonou671/
Anongnu671/
Annenou671/
Eanonuy671/

Ananu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ananu in the Oriya language
ଅନନୁananu50
ଅଙାନୁananu50
Ananu in the Hindi language
अननूananu35.71
अननुananu25
अन्नूannu21.43
अन्नुannu7.14
अनानूananu3.57
आननुananu3.57
अनंूanamu3.57
Ananu in the Marathi language
अननूananu25
अनणुananu25
अणणुananu25
आनंउanamu25
Ananu in the Russian language
Анануananu-

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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 Ananu
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