Acanu Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Acanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Acanu (14) may also be a first name.

Acanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Acanu is found most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Acanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Acanu is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Acanu live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Acanu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Acanu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Acanu is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 92 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aicanu913/
Acanau911/
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Achsanu8328/
Achanou8313/
Akcanus831/
Achanui831/
Gachanu831/
Azanu803,115/
Akanu801,689/
Ecanu80103/
Ajanu8090/
Asanu8087/
Aconu801/
Atchanou7714/
Achkanou7713/
Achannou772/
Aichanou772/
Ahcianhu771/
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Hasanu73988/
Achonu73857/
Azangu73454/
Ackonu73347/
Adzanu73300/
Oceanu73204/
Akanou73121/
Azanui73110/
Akaunu7363/
Akannu7346/
Akangu7339/
Azanuy7331/
Azaneu7326/
Azanou7323/
Akanau7311/
Aqanou7310/
Akamnu737/
Ahsanu735/
Aisanu735/
Asanut734/
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Akhanu733/
Ajanau733/
Akeanu733/
Asanou733/
Asanau732/
Hazanu732/
Hajanu732/
Hakanu732/
Akainu732/
Ajanui732/
Akanui732/
Ajanou732/
Asaanu731/
Ajaynu731/
Ajhanu731/
Asanhu731/
Akanuj731/
Ochanu731/
Okaanu731/
Aquanu731/
Akanuu731/
Asanud731/
Azianu731/
Ajanus731/
Akaanu731/
Adjanu731/
Ajaneu731/
Hachaangu714/
Hachainou711/
Atchanhou711/
Atchannou711/
Adjanou671,369/
Azangou671,184/
Azianou671,157/
Atsangu6793/
Azanhou6784/
Ocheanu6777/
Hagianu6766/
Achuonu6742/
Hazanau6731/
Gazanou6721/
Gakanou6711/
Azannou6711/
Hasanou6710/
Asasnou679/
Atzangu677/
Hasanau676/
Hasainu675/
Hoceanu675/
Akahanu674/
Akannou674/
Gazaneu672/
Akanhou672/
Asanhou672/
Hasanud672/
Hasanuj671/
Hasanut671/
Hocianu671/
Hajanus671/
Hakanui671/
Ahasanu671/
Aquanus671/
Acheinu671/
Achounu671/
Hazanou671/
Ozaangu671/
Ocagnou671/
Ochanou671/
Hasanui671/
Hajanou671/
Azaïnou671/
Azannui671/
Ochangu671/
Haisanu671/
Haskanu671/
Ekahanu671/
Akainhu671/
Akanuha671/
Adzanou671/
Adjainu671/
Achonou671/
Ackonuh671/
Acsonou671/
Akanaut671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Acanu
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