Akanihu Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Akanihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 306 | 1:578,898 | 27,971 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Akanihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akanihu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanihu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 849,693rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akanihu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 578,898. In Nigeria Akanihu is most common in: Abia, where 20 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Plateau, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Akanihu
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