Akanen Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Akanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Akanen (52) may also be a first name.

Akanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akanen occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Akanen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Akanen is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Akanen are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common given name internationally, held by 52 people.

It is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Narathiwat Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Akanen
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