Inamu Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Inamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Inamu (310) may also be a first name.

Inamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inamu (Hindi: इनामू, Marathi: इनामु, Oriya: ଇନାମୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 988,329th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Inamu are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inamu is also the 499,178th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 310 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 46 percent live, Kogi, where 26 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inhamu9123/
Hinamu9119/
Inamui9118/
Ingamu914/
Ginamu913/
Uinamu913/
Inamou913/
Inamau913/
Ainamu912/
Inamus912/
Innamu911/
Inamud911/
Inamoud8348/
Hinamau8322/
Ginamau8310/
Hinamou832/
Ingamou831/
Innamou831/
Jingamu831/
Enamu80631/
Unamu8071/
Inemu8056/
Inomu8022/
Innamoud7712/
Ignamout772/
Aingamou772/
Innamous771/
Hinnamui771/
Hinnamou771/
Yonamu73343/
Engamu7362/
Inomut7346/
Unnamu7335/
Enamou7333/
Ennamu7325/
Hunamu7316/
Genamu7313/
Ainemu735/
Enamau735/
Inomau734/
Ynamou731/
Enamui731/
Enamud731/
Inotmu731/
Jnamau731/
Haingammu712/
Jinnamoud711/
Ainomut6782/
Egnamou6746/
Aynamuz6730/
Engamou6724/
Inotmut6718/
Ennamou671/
Geenamu671/
Hinemou671/
Inoumou671/
Jnamoud671/
Unhamau671/
Yonamuh671/
Gennamu671/
Enaammu671/
Ennamus671/
Hunnamu671/

Inamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Inamu in the Oriya language
ଇନାମୁinamu-
Inamu in the Marathi language
इनामुinamu75
ईनामूinamu12.5
इनामूinamu12.5
Inamu in the Hindi language
इनामूinamu48.65
इनामुinamu48.65
ईनामुinamu2.7

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Inamu
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