Akanan Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akanan (35) may also be a first name.

Akanan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akanan (Hindi: अकनान) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Akanan reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name globally It is held by 35 people.

Akanan is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria Akanan is mostly found in: Ogun, where 73 percent are found, Benue, where 15 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Akanan Last Name Statistics demography

Akanan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Akanan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akanan in the Hindi language
अकनानakanana-

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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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  • 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 Akanan
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