Ahanka Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Ahanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ahanka (15) may also be a first name.
Ahanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahanka is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ahanka is the 2,746,821st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahanka live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally, held by 15 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 391,674. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 76 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 24 percent are found. Barring Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Ahanka
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