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Across the world, Ананія (Anania , Ananie , Ананія ) is quite a common epicene first name. The given name Ананія is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, Paraguay, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Puerto Rico. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Tanzania, Philippines, and Romania. Likewise, Ананія is the last name as well as the forename.
Ананія is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Anania / Barnaba , the operatic character in the opera San Paolo and Anania , the operatic character in the opera Il Nabucco.