Akano Surname
Approximately 17,930 people bear this surname
Akano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17,159 | 1:10,324 | 1,098 |
| Niger | 163 | 1:117,742 | 4,629 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Uganda | 103 | 1:379,022 | 24,191 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 57 | 1:404,758 | 13,812 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Burkina Faso | 17 | 1:1,079,535 | 10,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
Akano (1,765) may also be a first name.
Akano Demographics
Akano Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Akano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akano Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akano (Arabic: اكانو, Russian: Акано) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akano? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,832nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 406,444 people. Akano occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akano live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akano is also the 182,193rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,765 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17,159 people, or 1 in 10,324. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Kwara, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Akano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Akano last name is principally Christian (71%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Akano last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Akano earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.16% less than the national average, earning R 59,028 per year; in United States they earn 38.88% more than the national average, earning $59,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.83% more than the national average, earning $68,480 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akano in the Russian language | ||
| Акано | akano | - |
| Akano in the Arabic language | ||
| اكانو | akanw | - |
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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 Akano
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