Akanaga Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3261:543,38326,582
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akanaga (11) may also be a first name.

Akanaga Last Name Facts

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

Akanaga is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 758,524th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Akanaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Akanaga are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akanaga is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Akanaga is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 543,383. In Nigeria Akanaga is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 79 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Abia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Akanaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akangagha881/
Okanaga86203/
Akanega8627/
Ekanaga862/
Akenaga862/
Akkanagaud8213/
Azkonaga806/
Akonanga804/
Okananga801/
Okannagha753/
Gacangaga751/
Akonega719/
Acanage711/
Askounagha711/
Hakanoonga711/
Okonagha6716/
Azconaga6715/
Akhanogi671/
Accanagi671/
Akonogo572/
Okanonge532/
Hokanonge503/

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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 Akanaga
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