Akanas Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Akanas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akanas (61) may also be a first name.
Akanas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanas (Marathi: एकनस) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akanas.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Akanas are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Akanas is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 61 people.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Akanas is most common in: Enga, where 67 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 22 percent reside and Madang, where 11 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Akanas exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akangas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aikanas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Askanase | 86 | 16 | / |
| Askanass | 86 | 14 | / |
| Akenas | 83 | 35 | / |
| Akanaz | 83 | 10 | / |
| Acanas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akanax | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekanas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akonas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akanos | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ashkanase | 80 | 20 | / |
| Agcanas | 77 | 999 | / |
| Akannaç | 77 | 71 | / |
| Eikanas | 77 | 68 | / |
| Akuinas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ahkenas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkanaç | 77 | 1 | / |
| Acainas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhenas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekainas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakenas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkanos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okangas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikanoss | 71 | 6 | / |
| Eikhanas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akhanous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hackenas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ocanas | 67 | 1,129 | / |
| Akanoz | 67 | 111 | / |
| Akhannous | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ekenas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aconas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okanos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ashcanase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akounasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acañas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achkanazt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqenas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hascanhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashkanaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
Akanas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akanas in the Marathi language | ||
| एकनस | ekanasa | 50 |
| अकनास | akanasa | 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 Akanas
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