Akaanya Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akaanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akaanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akaanya (10) may also be a first name.

Akaanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akaanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akaanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Akaanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akaanya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Akaanya is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria Akaanya is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 99 percent live and Taraba, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanya922,220/
Akanyah86279/
Gakanya8614/
Hakanya864/
Okaanya862/
Askanya861/
Adkanya861/
Akhanya861/
Akannya861/
Atkanya861/
Akkanya861/
Akainyah80438/
Haikanya80165/
Hakkanya8011/
Hadkanya802/
Akanoiya801/
Akannyha801/
Okanya775,993/
Akanyo774,577/
Akonya77991/
Akanhaiya751/
Ackainyah751/
Akhonya712,220/
Okeanya71115/
Akaanjo7172/
Akkanyo7136/
Eukanya7127/
Hokanya7124/
Gakonya7111/
Akkonya719/
Akhanha716/
Okhanya713/
Akkania713/
Okainya712/
Akanhay712/
Akounya711/
Okaunya711/
Okannya711/
Okamnya711/
Akaainjo67129/
Acheanya674/
Akhoonya671/
Hacanyas671/
Akaanijo671/
Akhangea671/

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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 Akaanya
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