Akange Surname
Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname
Akange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,116 | 1:83,716 | 5,915 |
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akange (329) may also be a first name.
Akange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akange Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akange (Marathi: एकांगे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akange? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akange is the 191,038th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akange live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akange is also the 483,360th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 329 people.
The surname Akange is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,116 people, or 1 in 83,716. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Taraba, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akange Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akange in the Marathi language | ||
| एकांगे | ekange | - |
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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 Akange
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