Akanji Surname
Approximately 23,535 people bear this surname
Akanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22,981 | 1:7,708 | 889 |
| Cameroon | 237 | 1:87,633 | 10,590 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Burkina Faso | 22 | 1:834,186 | 9,118 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Akanji (6,306) may also be a first name.
Akanji Demographics
Average Akanji Salary in
United States
$44,637 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanji (Marathi: एकांजी) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Akanji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,039th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 309,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akanji reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 82,992nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 6,306 people.
Akanji is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22,981 people, or 1 in 7,708. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Akanji occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Akanji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Akanji surname is predominantly Christian (55%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Akanji are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Akanji earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $44,637 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akanji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akanji in the Marathi language | ||
| एकांजी | ekanji | - |
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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 Akanji
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