Akanaw Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Akanaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akanaw (18) may also be a first name.
Akanaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akanaw occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanaw? popularity and diffusion
Akanaw is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Akanaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Akanaw reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Akanaw is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanawe | 92 | 17 | / |
| Akanaf | 83 | 9 | / |
| Akenaw | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekanaw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akanow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akanova | 77 | 1,448 | / |
| Akanowa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akannaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akannow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akonawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaanaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhanova | 71 | 1,989 | / |
| Akkanova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Aykanova | 71 | 13 | / |
| Aukanova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hakanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gakanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ockanawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akeanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanov | 67 | 2,059 | / |
| Acanab | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aykhanova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aukhanova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aikhanova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akkainova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aqanab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okanab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkhanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakhanova | 67 | 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 Akanaw
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