Anuama Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anuama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anuama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Anuama (7) may also be a first name.

Anuama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anuama is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anuama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anuama is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Anuama reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 7 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Enugu, where 33 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anuamah921/
Onuama83300/
Anwama8328/
Anuoma834/
Anbama834/
Enuama834/
Anvama832/
Anuami831/
Onwuama77942/
Anbamma77271/
Anvamma776/
Enuamah771/
Hanbama771/
Henuama770/
Onwuamah7143/
Ganvamma711/
Eanbamma711/
Onuoma67330/
Amwama67255/
Ambama67241/
Enuoma6751/
Amvama6718/
Onwama6714/
Anvame6712/
Anboma674/
Onwuajmma671/
Onwuamaya671/

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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 Anuama
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