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 may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Animu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 507,898th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Animu are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 124,534th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 3,300 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 116,884. In Uganda Animu is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 51 percent reside, Koboko District, where 33 percent reside and Arua District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Animu
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