Akankossi Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Akankossi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 429 | 1:24,092 | 3,232 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Akankossi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akankossi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akankossi is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akankossi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 688,723rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akankossi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Akankossi is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 24,092. In Benin Akankossi is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 59 percent live, Littoral Department, where 17 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 14 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akankoussi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Akancossi | 89 | 15 | / |
| Akanksi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Akanks | 80 | 139 | / |
| Akankwasi | 78 | 7 | / |
| Acancossi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Akankas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akkan Eksi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akankasa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Egankosi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akankwas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akankwsa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akankisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akinkose | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atkonkhosit | 70 | 1 | / |
| Akankwasa | 67 | 21,535 | / |
| Acancossy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akangs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akankwase | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akankasha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okanks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akanwkasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akankwesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akanakesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akan Aksu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnkos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnikossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agu-Nkosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aakankasha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Acancosy | 59 | 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 Akankossi
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