Akanne Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Akanne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Akanne (20) may also be a first name.
Akanne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanne is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanne? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akanne is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanne live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 24 percent are found, Enugu, where 24 percent are found and Abia, where 19 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Akanne
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