Anofu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Anofu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anofu is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Anofu.

How Common Is The Last Name Anofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anofu is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Anofu are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Anofu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Anofu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 86 percent live and Kwara, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anofui913/
Anofou911/
Ahanofu833/
Anoufou832/
Anefu80681/
Anafu80575/
Enofu8019/
Onofu8010/
Ganoufou771/
Atnafu7327,461/
Onofau73487/
Enuofu73188/
Anafau7334/
Gonofu7321/
Anafui733/
Hanafu733/
Anafou733/
Anuifu732/
Onofou732/
Ganafu732/
Ennofu731/
Anaafu731/
Anefou731/
Aneefu731/
Anehfu731/
Angafu731/
Atnafou678/
Ganafau676/
Ganafou674/
Haneefu674/
Angafuh673/
Hanafou673/
Athnafu671/
Anafous671/
Annafou671/

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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 Anofu
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