Akaniya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Akaniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Akaniya (11) may also be a first name.
Akaniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akaniya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaniya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Akaniya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akaniya reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akaniya is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Akaniya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 8 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 Akaniya
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