Akanai Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Akanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akanai (18) may also be a first name.
Akanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanai (Marathi: आकानाई) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akanai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Akanai is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Akanai live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Akanai is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Akanai is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 90 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Akanai occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akanai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akanai in the Marathi language | ||
| आकानाई | akana'i | 50 |
| अकानाई | akana'i | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Akanai
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