Akank Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akank (13) may also be a first name.

Akank Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akank Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akank is most common in Ghana. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akank? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Akank is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Akank live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akank is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

Akank is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 27,020,692. Aside from Ghana this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanke9176/
Akeanke831/
Akainke831/
Akang805,230/
Akonk8015/
Ekank802/
Okank801/
Akhang73277/
Akkang73171/
Akeang7351/
Akonke7334/
Akangs7314/
Hakang739/
Gakang738/
Okanke736/
Aikang736/
Akanng734/
Agkang734/
Ahkang734/
Akaing733/
Atkang731/
Eakang731/
Akayng731/
Akatng731/
Akamke731/
Gokank731/
Aykang731/
Akaang731/
Akangh731/
Akhankova7171/
Akasengke713/
Akongke6722/
Akateng675/
Haikang673/
Akating672/
Akaingh671/
Akeaung671/

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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 Akank
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis