Anibu Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Anibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Anibu (23) may also be a first name.

Anibu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anibu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anibu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Anibu reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Anibu is mostly found in: Enugu, where 54 percent live, Delta, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anibou91419/
Ganibu9133/
Aniobu9118/
Anibeu9111/
Hanibu9110/
Aniebu914/
Anibus912/
Anibui911/
Anaibu911/
Anaibou8312/
Aniebuh831/
Agnibou831/
Ganibou831/
Annibau831/
Onibu80759/
Anebu80110/
Anivu8062/
Enibu8051/
Anubu8025/
Aniwu805/
Hannibus770/
Aniewu73347/
Anyobu7333/
Aneabu7332/
Onibus7322/
Anebou7314/
Anuebu7313/
Ônibus7312/
Oniebu733/
Aniwou733/
Onibud732/
Animpu732/
Ganivu732/
Anaiwu732/
Anivui732/
Aniowu731/
Angebu731/
Onibuh731/
Ganebu731/
Anivus731/
Aniwud731/
Enibuh731/
Onaibu731/
Onibou731/
Aenebu731/
D'Angibau7110/
Hanebut6723/
Omnibus673/
Agniwou672/
Angebau672/
Hanybui671/
Hanivou671/
Anievou671/
Enaibou671/
Hanebud670/

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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 Anibu
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