Akanam Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Akanam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 428 | 1:413,885 | 21,554 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akanam (40) may also be a first name.
Akanam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akanam (Hindi: अकनम, Marathi: एकनाम) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akanam is the 633,196th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. Akanam occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akanam live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 413,885. In Nigeria Akanam is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 79 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Cross River, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akannam | 92 | 116 | / |
| Akaname | 92 | 14 | / |
| Akhanam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Akatnam | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aikanam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hakanam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Askanam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hakhanam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekanam | 83 | 280 | / |
| Akenam | 83 | 138 | / |
| Akonam | 83 | 28 | / |
| Akanom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Acanam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akhanamhe | 80 | 46 | / |
| Ekaneam | 77 | 16 | / |
| Akeenam | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aqasnam | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akanoum | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ekannam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekaenam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eckanam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekainam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ecaanam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akoname | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaname | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokanam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaikhangam | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hokhanam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akonom | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Ekenam | 67 | 30 | / |
| Haukanõmm | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ekanom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akhanomhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okonam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecanam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocanam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haukanomm | 67 | 1 | / |
Akanam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akanam in the Hindi language | ||
| अकनम | akanama | - |
| Akanam in the Marathi language | ||
| एकनाम | ekanama | - |
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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 Akanam
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