Family name Ananus (חנן 
, Ananus 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The last name Ananus is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a rare surname. More prevalently, Ananus is the forename as well as the last name.
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| חנן | Israel |
| Ananus | Brazil, India |
| theophilus ben ananus 1st century CE High Priest of Israel (b. 50) |
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| jonathan ben ananus |
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| eleazar ben ananus |
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| matthias ben ananus |
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