Akanisi Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Akanisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akanisi (1,044) may also be a first name.
Akanisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akanisi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,047,559th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akanisi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 247,928th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,044 people.
The last name Akanisi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 37 percent are found, Niger, where 33 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Akanisi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanishi | 93 | 578 | / |
| Akhanisi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Akaniji | 86 | 76 | / |
| Akanusi | 86 | 43 | / |
| Ekanisi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Akenisi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Akanisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akanesi | 86 | 0 | / |
| Okanishi | 80 | 2,266 | / |
| Ekanishi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akanisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akanichi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hokanishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahakanisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akanezi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Okenisi | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ekonisi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Akonisa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okanizi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekenisi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akanjji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaneji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okanesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekonishi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okeneisi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hokonisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeinysi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekanessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hacanisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okanizie | 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 Akanisi
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