Anna Surname

14,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Anna Surname Definition:

Perhaps of local origin. Anna or Annay, a river island, a holm (Roxburgh-Scot. nat. dict.). John Anna, indweller in Edinburgh, 1690 (Edinb. Marr.).

Anna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7201:15,6521,943
India4,3541:176,17510,828
Indonesia3,6741:35,9964,194
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Nigeria2,1731:81,5205,777
United States2,1571:168,03817,023
Egypt2,0141:45,6484,549
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Papua New Guinea1,4871:5,483333
Haiti1,4191:7,529869
Italy8851:69,10412,243
Kenya8631:53,5115,369
Germany8451:95,27311,871
Cameroon7951:26,1253,559
Slovakia7691:6,939664
Australia5141:52,5216,484
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Poland4541:83,72012,959
Niger4311:44,5292,316
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Japan3701:345,52511,906
New Zealand3541:12,7922,235
Afghanistan3241:99,2382,574
France3221:206,28232,050
England2391:233,13019,331
Greece2011:55,1239,166
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Malaysia1611:183,19410,967
Iran1551:495,37129,524
Solomon Islands1451:4,000469
Uganda1401:278,85219,916
Thailand1381:511,87289,138
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
China1191:11,490,097695
Belarus1111:85,59513,520
Argentina1031:414,98531,631
Mauritania931:44,0313,308
Mauritius791:16,3723,469
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Ivory Coast711:324,94711,901
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Austria131:655,03358,041
Finland121:458,05828,977
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway91:571,36544,190
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Oman41:921,9937,313
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Wales41:773,63329,106
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Annã (1) are calculated separately.

Anna (11,350,336) may also be a first name.

Anna Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps of local origin. Anna or Annay, a river island, a holm (Roxburgh-Scot. nat. dict.). John Anna, indweller in Edinburgh, 1690 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) the Anglo-Saxon male pers. name Æn(n)e or Anna.

Anna (ob. A.D. 654), king of East Anglia, was a son of Æne. (Anglo-Hebrew) contraction of Hannah = Grace, Mercy. [Hebrew Hhannáh].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anna (Arabic: ليننا, Bengali: অন্ন, Georgian: ანნა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻧﺎ, Hindi: अन्ना, Marathi: आण्णा, Oriya: ଅନନ୍, Tibetan: ཨེན་མ་) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant: Annã. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,861st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 194,366 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Anna live; 18 percent live in South Asia and 14 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Anna is also the 20th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 11,350,336 people.

The surname Anna is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,720 people, or 1 in 15,652. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 133 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Anna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Anna surname grew 1,712 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 23,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,225 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Anna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Anna surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Christian (91%) in Kenya, Christian (82%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Anna last name are 4.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Anna earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning R 288,792 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $48,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Annã921/
Hanna89239,103/
Annas899,021/
Ganna894,442/
Annad893,396/
Annah892,761/
Annaç891,132/
Annai89420/
Annat89318/
Annau89240/
Annaz89199/
Ainna89156/
Annea89130/
Annay8991/
Annap8955/
Aynna8935/
Aunna8934/
Angna8932/
Annga8915/
Annaa8911/
Aanna8910/
Asnna8910/
Amnna898/
Aenna897/
Annna896/
Annoa895/
Ahnna894/
Annaj894/
Ajnna893/
Eanna892/
Annaï891/
Ana86279,076/
Hannah8048,094/
D'anna8011,641/
Hannay802,655/
Hannat80890/
Hannas80664/
Hannad80585/
Hannai80520/
Aannad80323/
Hannaa80219/
Annach80215/
Gaanna80196/
Hannaz80148/
Gannau80136/
Ahanna80131/
Annaya8099/
Ahunna8060/
Annast8059/
Ainnah8054/
Annaus8041/
Heanna8039/
Annapp8039/
Gannay8037/
Hannau8031/
Hangna8024/
Gannai8024/
Annaja8015/
Annaud8013/
Angnai8013/
Angnas8013/
Annass8012/
Anngay806/
Annait806/
Hainna805/
Gainna805/
Annash805/
Annatt804/
Annahu804/
Asenna804/
Annais803/
Hannaj803/
Annaad803/
Gannga803/
Anneas803/
Asinna803/
Uanana803/
Annaha803/
Angnau803/
Ainnas803/
Hannna802/
Hhanna802/
Annaut802/
Hannea802/
Aainna802/
Annaas802/
Atinna802/
Gaunna802/
Annahí802/
Annaih802/
Annays802/
Anniea801/
Hasnna801/
Gannaa801/
Gannea801/
Hamnna801/
Annaiy801/
Annaux801/
Anngaj801/
Haunna801/
Aannas801/
Annayt801/
Hannoa801/
Gannna801/
Aingna801/
Ainnad801/
Angnat801/
Angnay801/
Amnnat801/
Aamnna801/
Aannat801/
Aunnad801/
Aunnah801/
Annaaz801/
Aannaa801/
Auhnna801/
Ainnea801/
Ainnap801/
Eannai801/
Annauy801/
Aunnoa801/
Anas75175,256/
Hana75103,382/
Gana7586,846/
Aina7583,889/
Anne7566,898/
Anad7539,194/
Anni7517,837/
Anno7517,820/
Amna7515,855/
Anga7514,893/
Anah7512,524/
Anny7512,351/
Anai758,219/
Asna757,556/
Ayna756,491/
Anay754,208/
Anaç754,005/
Enna753,418/
Anap753,044/
Onna752,695/
Anat752,452/
Agna751,724/
Anaz751,359/
Auna751,261/
Aena751,218/
Anau751,018/
Eana75788/
Atna75707/
Anaa75690/
Anea75686/
Anné75317/
Aïna75281/
Ahna75270/
Aana75225/
Anoa75171/
Anaj75105/
Ajna7578/
Aîna7522/
Annh7511/
Đana756/
Annè755/
Annj752/
Anđa751/
Aína751/
Anéa751/
Annò751/
Hannach73892/
Ganneau73203/
Hannays7387/
Hannaux7348/
Hannatt7345/
Annauth7333/
Hannaas7329/
Annahas7327/
Ahannay7319/
Achinna738/
Hasinna738/
Annahij738/
Angnais738/
Ahannah737/
Hannash736/
Attenna735/
Hannuha735/
Ganngai735/
Angnass735/
Anneaux734/
Hasenna734/
Anneova733/
Hannadh733/
Annaová733/
Gaunnay733/
Hannapp733/
Hannahh732/
Hanneau732/
Hannass732/
D'Hanna732/
Hannaha731/
Gannaya731/
Hannaah731/
Haannah731/
Achenna731/
Aannadh731/
Ahnnash731/
Agginna731/
Annaysh731/
Attinna731/
Assenna731/
Hainnau731/
Gahnnah731/
Hannnah731/
Asinnah731/
Hannahu731/
Hanngay731/
Ganngay731/
Aannach731/
Atengna731/
Autenna731/
Ainneah731/
Haynnoa731/
Hannaut730/
Gannaia730/
Hannais730/
Anneaut730/
Annault730/
Anaya67134,084/
Gauna6759,377/
Ganga6749,894/
Hasna6729,371/
Hanai6721,476/
Ganea6713,028/
Hanne6712,846/
Gaina6711,337/
Ganai6710,187/
Annis679,623/
Anass679,189/
Annie678,624/
Annoh677,010/
Anait675,246/
Ganni675,221/
Hanni674,929/
Ganne674,605/
Hanas674,517/
Ainah674,303/
Henna674,005/
Hanno673,989/
Angni673,891/
Anney673,786/
Angai673,519/
Hanaa673,516/
Hanad673,289/
Angay672,861/
Agnas672,563/
Ainat672,551/
Amnat672,302/
Hanah672,245/
Hanau672,183/
Ganaa672,113/
Hanay672,015/
Ainea671,938/
Annet671,884/
Eanga671,860/
Hanny671,796/
Anaja671,709/
Ahana671,672/
Annou671,421/
Anash671,396/
Haina671,350/
Annes671,317/
Annee671,284/
Ainas671,274/
Gonna671,267/
Aneas671,228/
Amnay671,142/
Aenah671,042/
Ganno671,010/
Hanat671,002/
Anner67954/
Ganau67795/
Angaj67753/
Anais67705/
Hayna67699/
Ainau67687/
Anast67681/
Aamna67669/
Hanea67646/
Ganay67639/
Ganny67624/
Ahuna67596/
Hajna67545/
Angne67541/
Aunga67531/
Hamna67530/
Amnad67520/
Anaut67501/
Anaia67472/
Anniz67462/
Ennah67459/
Hannasch67457/
Hauna67441/
Amnai67425/
Anaud67424/
Aunay67390/
Honna67385/
Angau67369/
Anneh67354/
Aynas67345/
Asnad67334/
Hanaj67329/
Onnah67290/
Ajnah67283/
Ainga67275/
Hanap67265/
Ganaj67262/
Amnas67248/
Aanad67219/
Aynat67210/
Anaha67210/
Annoo67202/
Ainni67199/
Haena67194/
Hatna67193/
Aunnh67192/
Aunap67165/
Atnat67163/
Annop67162/
Aunai67153/
Anadh67148/
Aynaz67146/
Annot67144/
Aimna67144/
Hanđa67143/
Aynay67130/
Amnea67122/
Hanaz67119/
Anhas67116/
Aasna67116/
Aynni67102/
Ahnah6799/
Annez6798/
Gajna6798/
Ennai6794/
Hanoa6792/
Gayna6790/
Aunoa6790/
Aenea6787/
Gaana6786/
Ainoa6786/
Anhad6776/
Anaas6776/
Haana6773/
Anuța6772/
Annos6764/
Aanah6764/
Ainad6762/
Annge6761/
Anayt6760/
Anaiz6760/
Hagna6759/
Angaa6758/
Ongna6757/
Ainai6757/
Onnoa6755/
Anach6755/
Hahna6754/
Ainaa6753/
Annih6751/
Annoi6751/
Angno6748/
Anhaa6748/
Hanné6747/
Eanni6746/
Atnas6745/
Asnat6745/
Aunno6745/
Agnad6745/
Ahnne6743/
Annio6742/
Einna6740/
Onnai6739/
Amnaz6739/
Anatt6738/
Aunah6736/
Eanas6735/
Anyoa6732/
Annér6730/
Aanas6729/
Anaid6728/
Annip6727/
Asnau6726/
Anaïs6726/
Anahu6725/
Anaih6725/
Asnas6724/
Aanaa6724/
Gaïna6724/
Ounna6723/
Anngo6723/
Aanga6722/
D'ana6722/
Aunad6722/
Asnap6720/
Ana'a6719/
Aanap6718/
Anaad6718/
Anngi6718/
Ainap6718/
Asnai6718/
Heana6718/
Anats6718/
Ennay6718/
Aaina6717/
Anhai6717/
Ausna6716/
Ennea6715/
Annoy6715/
Agnay6714/
Anaah6714/
Hanaś6713/
Anahy6712/
Ainno6712/
Gan'a6711/
Auina6711/
Atnai6711/
Aanni6711/
Annyi6711/
Aunaa6711/
Aunea6711/
Aunas6710/
Onnas6710/
Ainne6710/
Année6710/
Aanat6710/
Annei6710/
Amnaj6710/
Aumna679/
Anaap679/
Aneap679/
Assinnah679/
Anahí679/
Aunny679/
Onnea679/
Annuj678/
Aynah678/
Aisna678/
Anhat678/
Aynad678/
Eanno678/
Omnna677/
Annoj677/
Amnaa677/
Anays677/
Anaus677/
Onnau677/
Anioa677/
Aïnas677/
Anasp676/
Aanne676/
Athna676/
Aenaa676/
Osnna676/
Annyo676/
Aynau676/
Agnap676/
Agnau676/
Anaat676/
Hannh676/
Han'a676/
Asnaz675/
Anaai675/
Ainaz675/
Agnat675/
Aunni675/
Annep675/
Aanai675/
Ainay675/
Anaaj674/
Anhau674/
Ahnau674/
Anayd674/
Eunna674/
Aunat674/
Anasd674/
Annieowa674/
Amnne674/
Aneaz674/
Aymna674/
Țaina674/
A'Ana674/
Aigna674/
Eanau674/
Asnay674/
Asnaď674/
Asnaa674/
Onnga674/
Ahyna674/
Anniy673/
Anhaz673/
Anned673/
Annhi673/
Oinna673/
Asnni673/
Annhe673/
Aunha673/
Aynaç673/
Ahnai673/
Annayova672/
Anaph672/
Annit672/
Auyna672/
Amnni672/
Hhana672/
Oonna672/
Eanny672/
Aytna672/
Aanay672/
Aanno672/
Annne672/
Ajnay672/
Agnea672/
Hassinna672/
Eenna672/
Aynga672/
Anaip672/
Aynne672/
Annahass672/
Annod672/
Anapp671/
Onnaa671/
Haseenna671/
Eahna671/
Eanea671/
Aynaa671/
Hannasth671/
Aagna671/
Aahna671/
Aajna671/
Ainaj671/
Ahnaj671/
Anayh671/
Anazt671/
Aneea671/
Anadd671/
Anadz671/
Anneu671/
Ajnai671/
Attna671/
Auchinna671/
Ainny671/
Attingna671/
Annhê671/
Hanná671/
Anhap671/
Eanha671/
Aneat671/
Atnaz671/
Țanea671/
Gannj671/
Ganéa671/
Hachinna671/
Hainnaux671/
Ennau671/
Ganaï671/
Ahnay671/
Agnai671/
Aihna671/
Ahgna671/
Anhay671/
Amnno671/
Anatp671/
Anatz671/
Anauy671/
Anayz671/
Anahì671/
Ana'e671/
Anaaa671/
Anaay671/
Ajhna671/
Atnay671/
Atnno671/
Aunau671/
Aunne671/
Auuna671/
Asnne671/
Aînat671/
Annho671/
Anniş671/
Annès671/
Annahaye671/
Aïnad671/
Anead671/
Annui671/
Annuo671/
Atnad671/
Augna671/
Onnha671/
Ahchinna671/
Ahnny671/
Annid671/
Annii671/
Annno671/
Anaîs671/
Eanne670/
Haunnaud670/

Anna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anna in the Georgian language
ანნაanna-
Anna in the Hindi language
अन्नाanna92.96
आन्नाanna2.42
अन्नanna1.96
अण्णाanna0.46
अननाanana0.42
अंनाanna0.38
अन्नूannu0.12
ान्नाanna0.12
आननाanana0.12
ऐनाaina0.08
आण्णाanna0.08
अन्न्ाanna0.04
एैनाeaina0.04
आणनाanana0.04
आन्नanna0.04
अऩ्नाanna0.04
Anna in the Marathi language
आण्णाanna69.74
अण्णाanna30.16
आंनाanna0.02
आण्नाanna0.01
आण्णanna0.01
आंणाanna0.01
आन्णाanna0.01
अंनाanna0.01
आन्ऩाanna0
आण्ञाanna0
अन्णाanna0
आञ्णाanna0
अंणाanna0
आण्णााannaa0
अण्णanna0
Anna in the Oriya language
ଅନନ୍anan66.06
ଆନନ୍ାanana27.11
ଆନାana2.59
ଅନana2.09
ଅନନ୍ାanana1.17
ଆନନ୍anan0.33
ଆନମ୍ାanama0.08
ଅଞନ୍anan0.08
ଆନଫ଼୍ାanafa0.08
ଆନ୍ନାanna0.08
ଆନଲ୍ାanala0.08
ଆନନାanana0.08
Anna in the Bengali language
অন্নanna58.24
আন্নাanna14.29
অন্নাanna9.89
অন্নকুমারannakumara3.3
অণ্ণanna3.3
অন্নলক্ষীannalaksi2.2
অন্নরাধাannaradha2.2
অন্নলক্ষ্মীannalaksmi2.2
Anna in the Tibetan language
ཨེན་མ་enma50
ཨ་ནཱན་anen50
Anna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻧﺎana25.64
ﻋﻦn22.22
ﻋﻨﻪnh17.09
ﺁﻥan8.55
ﺁﻧﻪanh5.13
ﺍﻧﺎana4.27
ﺃﻥan3.42
ﻋﺎﻧﻪanh3.42
ﺍﻥan2.56
ﺃﻧﻪanh1.71
ﺃﻧﺎana0.85
ﺍﻧﻪanh0.85
ﺁﻧﻨﺎanna0.85
Anna in the Arabic language
لينناlynna-

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