Anim Surname
Approximately 46,293 people bear this surname
Anim Surname User-submission:
The surname Anim is a beautiful and common Ghanaian surname. Originating from the Akan ethnic group, this surname is sometimes used as a first or middle name. The meaning of tis surname is very special. The meaning of this surname is, 'To go ahead or To go forward.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 38,653 | 1:699 | 101 |
| Bangladesh | 2,884 | 1:55,255 | 2,925 |
| Indonesia | 1,722 | 1:76,800 | 8,184 |
| Nigeria | 1,292 | 1:137,107 | 8,842 |
| United States | 314 | 1:1,154,328 | 82,787 |
| England | 284 | 1:196,190 | 17,257 |
| Cameroon | 199 | 1:104,367 | 12,272 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Philippines | 160 | 1:632,739 | 67,224 |
| Malaysia | 155 | 1:190,285 | 11,318 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Algeria | 15 | 1:2,575,437 | 44,639 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Anim (13,522) may also be a first name.
Anim Surname Meaning
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The surname Anim is a beautiful and common Ghanaian surname. Originating from the Akan ethnic group, this surname is sometimes used as a first or middle name. The meaning of tis surname is very special. The meaning of this surname is, 'To go ahead or To go forward.' A Notable person with this surname is (Apostle Peter Kwaku Mensah Newman Anim, who was a famous Apostle, who founded the Christ Apostolic Church in 1917,He lived from 1894 to 1984.)
- Micah Kwadjo AnimThe surname Anim is a beautiful and common Ghanaian surname.Originating from the Akan ethnic group, this surname is sometimes used as a first or middle name.The meaning of this surname is very special.The meaning of this surname is,' To go ahead, or to go forward.' A notable person with this surname is (Apostle Peter Kwaku Mensah Newman Anim, who was a famous Apostle, who founded the Christ Apostolic Church in 1917, He lived from 1894 to 1984.)
- Micah Kwadjo AnimThe surname Anim is a beautiful and common Ghanaian surname.Originating from the Akan ethnic group, this surname is sometimes used as a first or middle name.The meaning of this surname is,'To go ahead or To go forward.' A notable person with this surname is (Apostle Peter Kwaku Mensah Newman Anim, who was a famous Apostle, who founded the Christ Apostolic Church in 1917, He lived from 1894 to 1984.)
- Micah Kwadjo AnimAnim Demographics
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Anim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anim (Bengali: অনিম, Hindi: अनीम, Marathi: अनीम, Oriya: ଅନିମ, Russian: Аним, Tibetan: ཨ་ནིམ།) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anim? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anim is the 12,130th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 157,422 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Anim live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anim is also the 49,910th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 13,522 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 38,653 people, or 1 in 699. Besides Ghana this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Anim Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Anim are 38.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Anim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.28% more than the national average, earning R 428,424 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.48% less than the national average, earning $39,507 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anim in the Marathi language | ||
| अनीम | anima | 91.43 |
| आनीम | anima | 8.57 |
| Anim in the Hindi language | ||
| अनीम | anima | 82.12 |
| अनिम | anima | 12.29 |
| आनिम | anima | 3.35 |
| आनीम | anima | 1.12 |
| आणीम | anima | 0.56 |
| आणिम | anima | 0.56 |
| Anim in the Bengali language | ||
| অনিম | anima | 66.67 |
| অনীম | anima | 33.33 |
| Anim in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ནིམ། | anim | 60 |
| ཨ་ནེམ། | anem | 20 |
| ཨ་ནིམ་ | anim | 10 |
| ཨ་ཉིམ། | anyim | 10 |
| Anim in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନିମ | anima | 43.18 |
| ଆନିମ | anima | 18.18 |
| ଆନିମ୍ | anim | 15.91 |
| ଅନିମ୍ | anim | 9.09 |
| ଅନୀମ | anima | 6.82 |
| ଅନିମା | anima | 4.55 |
| ଅନି | ani | 2.27 |
| Anim in the Russian language | ||
| Аним | anim | - |
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