Anjuma Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Anjuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anjuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Anjumâ (1) are calculated separately.

Anjuma (15,488) may also be a first name.

Anjuma Last Name Facts

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

Anjuma (Bengali: আঞ্জুমা, Hindi: अन्जुमा, Marathi: अंजुमा, Oriya: ଅୁମା, Tibetan: ཨན་ཇུ་མ་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Anjumâ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anjuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 653,013th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Anjuma live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,377th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 15,488 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Anjuma is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 42 percent are found, Niger, where 18 percent are found and Adamawa, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 43 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Anjuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Anjuma last name is principally Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anjumâ941/
Anjauma9225/
Hanjuma925/
Anjumma924/
Ganjuma922/
Anjumah922/
Anjumat922/
Anejuma921/
Andjouma8629/
Anjoumah861/
Anjumath861/
Aanjumas861/
Anzuma83372/
Anjumi8379/
Anyuma8336/
Ansuma8330/
Ancuma8326/
Anjume8320/
Anjoma835/
Enjuma832/
Aniuma832/
Anhuma832/
Onjuma832/
Amjuma831/
Anjumj831/
Anjumy831/
Anjumé831/
Hanjjumma801/
Ganyuma77251/
Hanyuma7775/
Anzauma7727/
Anzumai7714/
Anjumet773/
Anzouma773/
Anujoma773/
Anchuma772/
Anyumea771/
Anjoumi771/
Ansuyma771/
Anshuma771/
Anjooma771/
Ganjume771/
Agneuma771/
Annujumi716/
Angiumah711/
Ounjouma711/
Anyoumea711/
Anujoume711/
Onyuma67427/
Aniume6792/
Anyume6772/
Anjomi6726/
Ansoma6716/
Anzoma6715/
Onjoma6714/
Onzuma674/
Agnumo672/
Onjumi671/
Ansumo671/
Anyumo671/
Amhuma671/

Anjuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anjuma in the Tibetan language
ཨན་ཇུ་མ་enjuma-
Anjuma in the Oriya language
ଅୁମାauma73.91
ଅଂଜୁମାanjuma13.04
ଅୁମauma4.35
ଅନ୍ଜୁମାanjuma4.35
ଅନଜୁମାanajuma4.35
Anjuma in the Marathi language
अंजुमाanjuma72.73
अंजुमanjuma11.69
अंजूमाanjuma3.9
अन्जुमाanjuma2.6
अंजुमबीanjumabi1.3
अनजुमanajuma1.3
अंजनाanjana1.3
आंजुमाanjuma1.3
Anjuma in the Bengali language
আঞ্জুমাanjuma62.5
আনজুমাanajuma12.5
অঞ্জুমাanjuma12.5
আন্জুমাanjuma12.5
Anjuma in the Hindi language
अन्जुमाanjuma51.33
अंजुमाanjuma38.72
अंजूमाanjuma3.54
अन्जूमाanjuma2.43
अन्जुमanjuma1.55
अंजुमanjuma1.11
अनजुमाanajuma0.88
आन्जुमाanjuma0.22
अनजुमanajuma0.22

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