Annai Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Annai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Annaï (1) are calculated separately.
Annai (400) may also be a first name.
Annai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Annai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Annai (Bengali: আন্নাই, Hindi: अन्नई, Marathi: णई) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Annaï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Annai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Annai is the 701,000th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. Annai is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Annai are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 431,593rd most common first name world-wide, held by 400 people.
The last name Annai is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Beside Ghana this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Annai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Annai in the Bengali language | ||
| আন্নাই | anna'i | - |
| Annai in the Hindi language | ||
| अन्नई | anna'i | 66.67 |
| अन्नाई | anna'i | 22.22 |
| अन्नाी | annai | 11.11 |
| Annai in the Marathi language | ||
| णई | na'i | 33.33 |
| आण्णा | anna | 33.33 |
| अण्णाज़ी | annazi | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Annai
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