Akanke Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Akanke (1,380) may also be a first name.

Akanke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akanke occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Akanke live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akanke is also the 210,793rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,380 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 29 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Cross River, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Akanke Last Name Statistics demography

Akanke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akeanke921/
Akainke921/
Akank913/
Akankeah861/
Akanki8390/
Akonke8334/
Okanke836/
Akanka835/
Akamke831/
Akance831/
Ekanke831/
Akasengke803/
Akanche7734/
Akongke7722/
Aukanka779/
Akankha771/
Akang735,230/
Akonk7315/
Okank731/
Adkonker7127/
Akankaya7124/
Okaineke7121/
Akanchei711/
Akanngki711/
Akangkha711/
Akhang67277/
Akkang67171/
Acance67132/
Akhankova6771/
Akeang6751/
Akonka6720/
Akonki6714/
Akangs6714/
Ekonke6713/
Akanca6711/
Hakang679/
Gakang678/
Aikang676/
Hadkonker676/
Ekanki676/
Agkang674/
Akanng674/
Ahkang674/
Akaing673/
Okanka673/
Akangh671/
Gokank671/
Okonke671/
Akatng671/
Atkang671/
Akaang671/
Aykang671/
Eakang671/
Akayng671/

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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 Akanke
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