Akanimo Surname
Approximately 878 people bear this surname
Akanimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 872 | 1:203,145 | 12,142 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akanimo (5,508) may also be a first name.
Akanimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanimo is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 400,385th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,300,166 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akanimo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 90,473rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,508 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 203,145. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent live, Cross River, where 10 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanimoh | 93 | 443 | / |
| Akanaimo | 93 | 7 | / |
| Akhanimo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akanimmoh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akanumo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Akonimo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekanimo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akanemo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akanimat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akangima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakanumo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akainima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haukanheimo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Hakanimah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hakanimau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akanuma | 71 | 4,724 | / |
| Akkanimast | 71 | 55 | / |
| Akenemo | 71 | 48 | / |
| Eikanheimo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ekanemo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akkhanimat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akenima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakanema | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ekenimoh | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hekanima | 67 | 21 | / |
| Okonimoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acanoima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaneymo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akanimo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis