Akanko Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Akanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Akanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akanko is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanko reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Akanko is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 50 percent live, Oyo, where 38 percent live and Rivers, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria Akanko exists in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akankou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hakanko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akhanko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akatenko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akonko | 83 | 50 | / |
| Okanko | 83 | 36 | / |
| Ekanko | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akanka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Askatenko | 80 | 41 | / |
| Akachenko | 80 | 5 | / |
| Akhonko | 77 | 28 | / |
| Akhenko | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ekankho | 77 | 10 | / |
| Aukanka | 77 | 9 | / |
| Okhanko | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akongko | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akonnko | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akonkoh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akankha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atkachenko | 75 | 20 | / |
| Okatenko | 71 | 196 | / |
| Akounkou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akongkod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akangkau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akangkha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akashchenko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonko | 67 | 2,389 | / |
| Ekanka | 67 | 29 | / |
| Akonka | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akanca | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekonko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okamko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okanka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akonco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akamka | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akanko
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