Animu Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Animu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Animu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3341:116,88411,233
Nigeria2421:731,99533,424
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Animu (3,300) may also be a first name.

Animu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Animu (Hindi: अनीमू, Marathi: अनीमु, Oriya: ଆନିମୁ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Animu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Animu is the 507,898th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. The surname Animu is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Animu reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Animu is also the 124,534th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 3,300 people.

The last name Animu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 116,884. In Uganda Animu is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 51 percent live, Koboko District, where 33 percent live and Arua District, where 4 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Animut913,382/
Aniemu91142/
Angimu9180/
Animus9176/
Ganimu9147/
Animou9145/
Hanimu9145/
Animau914/
Annimu911/
Agnimou83731/
Hanoimu83130/
Animoud832/
Anismus831/
Ganimou831/
Hasnimu831/
Hanimou831/
Animaux831/
Anaimou831/
Anumu801,995/
Onimu80117/
Anemu80113/
Enimu8064/
Anjmu801/
Anismous774/
Annimuth771/
Angaimou771/
Ajnimoud771/
Gahnimui771/
Hamnimut771/
Anemut732,254/
Onimus73344/
Ongimu73125/
Annemu7349/
Hanumu7344/
Anemou7329/
Enimau7328/
Eniemu7327/
Aanemu738/
Ainemu735/
Anemus735/
Onismu734/
Annumu733/
Anumui733/
Anyomu732/
Anummu732/
Gonimu732/
Ounimu731/
Onimeu731/
Onnimu731/
Eneimu731/
Agnemu731/
Aneamou67228/
Ohnimus67163/
Onismus6747/
Ennimou679/
Gannemu677/
Osnimus676/
Onimous676/
Honoimu675/
A'Anumu671/
Animooh671/
Ahanumu671/
Anemmus671/

Animu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Animu in the Marathi language
अनीमुanimu-
Animu in the Oriya language
ଆନିମୁanimu72.73
ଅନିମୁanimu15.15
ଆନିani3.03
ଅନିମାanima3.03
ଆନିମ୍anim3.03
ଅନିମanima3.03
Animu in the Hindi language
अनीमूanimu50
अनीमुanimu33.33
अनिमुanimu16.67

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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
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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 Animu
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