Akanki Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Akanki (45) may also be a first name.

Akanki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akanki (Hindi: एकांकी, Marathi: अंकाकी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Akanki is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Akanki live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 45 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria Akanki is most common in: Ondo, where 61 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Ekiti, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanngki861/
Akanke8376/
Akonki8314/
Ekanki836/
Akanka835/
Aukanka779/
Akonkit774/
Akhanqi771/
Akeanke771/
Akainke771/
Akonkai771/
Akankha771/
Akankaya7124/
Akankeah711/
Akanchei711/
Akonkhai711/
Akangkha711/
Akonke6734/
Akonka6720/
Akanca6711/
Okanke676/
Hokhankit674/
Akasengke673/
Ecanki673/
Okanka673/
Ekonki672/
Akamke671/
Akance671/
Ekanke671/

Akanki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akanki in the Hindi language
एकांकीekanki50
अकांकीakanki50
Akanki in the Marathi language
अंकाकीankaki50
एकांकीekanki50

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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 Akanki
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