Anigu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Anigu Last Name Facts

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

Anigu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anigu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anigu are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Anigu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Anigu is mostly found in: Ondo, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aniegu9172/
Aniogu9131/
Ganigu9114/
Anigau919/
Anigut911/
Anigus911/
Anigaud831/
Anugu801,791/
Anegu80183/
Enigu8027/
Anygu802/
Onigu802/
Haniegou771/
Aenugu73405/
Anyogu73326/
Eanugu7360/
Anegou739/
Ainugu738/
Anigoe737/
Aunugu735/
Anjgou734/
Aanugu734/
Gonigu731/
Aanygu731/
Oniogu731/
Eniegu731/
Anuhgu731/
Anugau731/
Ganjghu671/
Oniogau671/
Anegoud671/
Ahanugu671/
Oniogou671/
Hanuguu671/

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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 Anigu
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