Akanmou Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akanmou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanmou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1641:63,0227,752
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Akanmou (17) may also be a first name.

Akanmou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akanmou is most common in Benin. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanmou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akanmou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 63,022. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 69 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 9 percent live and Collines Department, where 8 percent live. Outside of Benin it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanmu9214,087/
Akanmo9261/
Akanmau8620/
Akannmu8611/
Akaanmu864/
Akanmuu861/
Akanmoh861/
Akanmus861/
Akanmeu861/
Akonmoue801/
Akounmou801/
Akanma77425/
Akonmu7716/
Akammo773/
Akonmouss751/
Akammuo717/
Akonmuo714/
Akhonmu713/
Akanmae711/
Atkanma711/
Aikhonmu6732/
Azkanmaz6732/
Okanmiyo6714/
Aikkonmu673/

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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 Akanmou
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