Animatu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Animatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Animatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Animatu (349) may also be a first name.

Animatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Animatu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Animatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Animatu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Animatu live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 466,636th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 349 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 63 percent are found, Enugu, where 13 percent are found and Kogi, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Animatou933/
Hanuimatu881/
Animotu8639/
Animetu8619/
Anumatu862/
Hanumatu8021/
Ganimotu801/
Hanumathu7553/
Hanumautu751/
Hanumattu751/
Anumotu7164/
Anemotu7125/
Onimotu713/
Hounimatou711/
Anumetu711/
Haunumathu711/
Anumothu6743/
Anumuotu671/
Anemuotu671/
Anneamotu633/
Aneameotu631/
Anumoothu631/
Oneamotu531/

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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 Animatu
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