Akanang Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Akanang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akanang (17) may also be a first name.
Akanang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akanang has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akanang live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akanang is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Akanang is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 90 percent live, Nasarawa, where 4 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanaang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akanong | 86 | 33 | / |
| Okanang | 86 | 9 | / |
| Akenang | 86 | 8 | / |
| Akonang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekanang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekaenang | 80 | 191 | / |
| Agcanang | 80 | 21 | / |
| Akongang | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ekannang | 80 | 7 | / |
| Eakanong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ajkanong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aekanong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akhanasingh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenangg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akonong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ekanong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekenang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekonang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hokonang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atkhonong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houkangong | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ekonong | 57 | 163 | / |
| Ekenong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okamhong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Akongong | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Akanang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis