Akanja Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Akanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Akanja (14) may also be a first name.
Akanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akanja is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akanja is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanja reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Akanja
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