Akanim Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akanim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Akanim (10) may also be a first name.

Akanim Last Name Facts

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

Akanim occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Akanim are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akanim is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 56 percent are found, Abia, where 33 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanime9265/
Akkanim929/
Akhanim921/
Akaniom921/
Akhanime861/
Ekanim83226/
Akanem83186/
Okanim833/
Akhanım77397/
Akaneme77255/
Akcanım7795/
Okanime7794/
Ozkanim7711/
Ekaniem7710/
Akaenem774/
Akanyom773/
Eakanem772/
Akaanem771/
Akonoim771/
Hekanim771/
Akonime771/
Akkanem771/
Akannem771/
Ekeanim771/
Akhaneme7111/
Akaanyom719/
Okanimme714/
Ekanem6763,123/
Ekenim6742/
Akhanemhe6736/
Akenem6713/
Akhaineme672/
Okanem672/
Okonim672/

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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 Akanim
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