Anavai Surname
Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname
Anavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 993 | 1:20,915 | 2,850 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Anavai (51) may also be a first name.
Anavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anavai (Hindi: अनवाई, Marathi: अनवाई) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anavai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 358,932nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,215,392 people. Anavai is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anavai live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 51 people.
The last name Anavai is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 20,915. In Cameroon Anavai is primarily found in: North Region, where 92 percent reside, Far North Region, where 4 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anavai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anavai in the Hindi language | ||
| अनवाई | anava'i | 66.67 |
| अनवाी | anavai | 33.33 |
| Anavai in the Marathi language | ||
| अनवाई | anava'i | 33.33 |
| अनवयी | anavayi | 33.33 |
| अनवई | anava'i | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Anavai
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