Family name Ananías (Ananias 
, Ananías 
, Ананиас 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Ananías is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Brazil, where it is quite a rare surname, and Greece. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Brazil, Mexico, and Tanzania. More frequently, Ananías is the forename as well as the last name.