Akanbi Surname

10,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria54,0711:3,276446
England3051:182,68216,414
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Benin761:135,99514,517
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Burkina Faso221:834,1869,118
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Israel111:777,96750,646
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Akanbi (9,725) may also be a first name.

Akanbi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akanbi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akanbi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akanbi is the 10,208th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 132,093 people. The surname Akanbi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akanbi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 62,429th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 9,725 people.

Akanbi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 54,071 people, or 1 in 3,276. In Nigeria Akanbi is most frequent in: Oyo, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Kwara, where 16 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Akanbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Akanbi surname is primarily Christian (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Akanbi surname are 43.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Akanbi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1615.55% more than the national average, earning R 4,076,810 per year; in United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.61% less than the national average, earning $34,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanbai9284/
Akannbi9238/
Akanmbi9224/
Aakanbi926/
Akanbii924/
Akainbi924/
Akanbij923/
Akkanbi922/
Ajkanbi921/
Aekanbi921/
Akaanbi921/
Askanbai866/
Adkanmbi863/
Aekanmbi861/
Akambi831,772/
Akonbi83272/
Akanbe8358/
Akanba8320/
Okanbi8313/
Ekanbi836/
Akambio7735/
Akanbay7713/
Akambai7712/
Akanbge777/
Akhambi776/
Ekanbai775/
Adkambi773/
Atkonbi773/
Aakonbi772/
Gakambi772/
Akanbey771/
Ackambi771/
Akounbi771/
Akainbe771/
Aicanbi771/
Akambie771/
Ahakambi7155/
Hakaumbi711/
Akamba6712,738/
Ekambi671,854/
Akambe67826/
Akombi67345/
Okambi67154/
Okanba676/
Akamby675/
Okonbi675/
Akaatimbi674/
Akonbe673/
Acambi672/
Akamvi671/
Acanvi671/
Okanbe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akanbi
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