Akanaya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Akanaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Akanaya (345) may also be a first name.
Akanaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akanaya (Russian: Аканая) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanaya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 469,697th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 345 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 86 percent live and Cross River, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akanaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akanaya in the Russian language | ||
| Аканая | akanaa | - |
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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 Akanaya
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