Azanu Surname

142,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ghana

Azanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
England241:2,321,58686,519
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Azanu (14) may also be a first name.

Azanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Azanu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Azanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,772nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,339,501 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Azanu live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Besides Ethiopia Azanu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Azangu91454/
Adzanu91300/
Azanui91110/
Azanuy9131/
Azaneu9126/
Azanou9123/
Hazanu912/
Azianu911/
Azangou831,184/
Azianou831,157/
Azanhou8384/
Hazanau8331/
Gazanou8321/
Azannou8311/
Atzangu837/
Gazaneu832/
Hazanou831/
Azaïnou831/
Azannui831/
Adzanou831/
Ozanu80163/
Ajanu8090/
Asanu8087/
Azenu8082/
Acanu8018/
Azonu8012/
Aizannou7712/
Aïzannou776/
Gazzaneu775/
Hazainou771/
Aîzannou771/
Ayzannou771/
Aszanuha771/
Hasanu73988/
Azenui73285/
Azionu73220/
Azongu73164/
Ezeanu7387/
Ashanu7362/
Ozannu7339/
Ozanus7328/
Azenou7318/
Azuonu7310/
Ozanut7310/
Azanoo7310/
Asangu737/
Azonou736/
Ahsanu735/
Assanu735/
Asianu735/
Aisanu735/
Gasanu734/
Asanut734/
Azeneu734/
Ausanu734/
Ajanau733/
Hozanu733/
Aicanu733/
Asanou733/
Asanau732/
Hajanu732/
Ajanui732/
Ajanou732/
Asaanu731/
Ajaynu731/
Ajhanu731/
Asanhu731/
Ozianu731/
Acanau731/
Ozanou731/
Ezanou731/
Asanud731/
Ajanus731/
Adjanu731/
Ajaneu731/
Auzannaud711/
Adjanou671,369/
Hassanu67512/
Assanou67490/
Azonhou67263/
Aizonou67158/
Aïzonou67156/
Atsangu6793/
Hagianu6766/
Achangu6763/
Gaceanu6748/
Azonnou6745/
Ashanut6731/
Achsanu6728/
Aîzonou6725/
Ashangu6715/
Achanou6713/
Azienui6710/
Hasanou6710/
Asasnou679/
Aschanu679/
Hasanau676/
Aseangu676/
Hasainu675/
Assangu675/
Ouzanou675/
Adzongu674/
Azzonui674/
Adzonou674/
Auzenou673/
Azehnui672/
Asanhou672/
Asahngu672/
Asianou672/
Hasanud672/
Hasanuj671/
Hasanut671/
Gassanu671/
Hajanus671/
Ahasanu671/
Hashanu671/
Azoungu671/
Aasongu671/
Azonngu671/
Ozannou671/
Ozaangu671/
Hasangu671/
Hasanui671/
Hajanou671/
Achanui671/
Asaangu671/
Azionou671/
Azounou671/
Azongou671/
Haisanu671/
Azuonnu671/
Azzenou671/
Gachanu671/
Adjainu671/
Asangau671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Azanu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis