Akanhan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akanhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akanhan Last Name Facts

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

Akanhan has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akanhan.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanhan? popularity and diffusion

Akanhan is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanhan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Akanhan is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 100 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 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 Akanhan
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