Akani Surname
Approximately 8,781 people bear this surname
Akani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,431 | 1:27,545 | 2,351 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| India | 463 | 1:1,656,729 | 60,418 |
| Iran | 313 | 1:245,312 | 18,648 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 180 | 1:128,174 | 6,240 |
| Congo | 130 | 1:38,378 | 3,637 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Benin | 87 | 1:118,800 | 13,087 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 1:873,910 | 9,338 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Akani (5,791) may also be a first name.
Akani Demographics
Akani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akani (Hindi: अकानी, Marathi: अकानी, Oriya: ଆକାଣି) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,657th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 829,922 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Akani reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akani is also the 87,681st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 5,791 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,431 people, or 1 in 27,545. In Nigeria Akani is primarily found in: Rivers, where 19 percent reside, Oyo, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 6 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Akani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Akani surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (71%) in Nigeria.
Akani earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akani in the Hindi language | ||
| अकानी | akani | 62.5 |
| अकनी | akani | 25 |
| आकाणि | akani | 12.5 |
| Akani in the Marathi language | ||
| अकानी | akani | 51.85 |
| अकाणी | akani | 11.11 |
| अकनी | akani | 11.11 |
| एकाणी | ekani | 7.41 |
| आकाणी | akani | 7.41 |
| आकणी | akani | 3.7 |
| एकनाि | ekanai | 3.7 |
| आकनी | akani | 3.7 |
| Akani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକାଣି | akani | 33.33 |
| ଅକାନି | akani | 33.33 |
| ଅକନି | akani | 33.33 |
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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 Akani
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