Akanba Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Akanba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Akanba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akanba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Akanba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Akanba are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Akanba is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 85 percent live, Delta, where 8 percent live and Nasarawa, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanbai | 92 | 84 | / |
| Akanbay | 92 | 13 | / |
| Akanbas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akcanbaş | 86 | 11 | / |
| Askanbai | 86 | 6 | / |
| Akanbi | 83 | 55,170 | / |
| Akamba | 83 | 12,738 | / |
| Akanbe | 83 | 58 | / |
| Okanba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akanbo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Achkanbaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akannbi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Hakamba | 77 | 37 | / |
| Akanmbi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Akambai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akanbge | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aakanbi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akhamba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekanbai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akanbii | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akainbi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akaunbo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akanbij | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gakamba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akkanbi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akainbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanbot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaanbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaumba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajkanbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Askamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akambay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ozkanbas | 71 | 42 | / |
| Oskanbas | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akhonbay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Adkanmbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hakaumba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Askambay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akanbuoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaahmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akeaumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akatemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okamba | 67 | 2,522 | / |
| Ekamba | 67 | 2,451 | / |
| Akambi | 67 | 1,772 | / |
| Akambo | 67 | 1,317 | / |
| Akambe | 67 | 826 | / |
| Akomba | 67 | 397 | / |
| Akonbi | 67 | 272 | / |
| Okonba | 67 | 49 | / |
| Akonbo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Okanbi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akasembat | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akamby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akonbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekonba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaahamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanbo | 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
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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 Akanba
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