Akanawan Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Akanawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Akanawan (10) may also be a first name.
Akanawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akanawan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanawan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akanawan is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Akanawan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanawan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Akanawan is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 78 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Benue, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanawan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Akonawan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Akkanawon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akangavaan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Okonawan | 75 | 15 | / |
| Okanawon | 75 | 10 | / |
| Acanaban | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akonowan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okainawon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaangavan | 56 | 50 | / |
| Ocannabhain | 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 Akanawan
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