Akanong Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akanong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akanong (13) may also be a first name.

Akanong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akanong occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanong? popularity and diffusion

Akanong is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akanong live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname Akanong is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Akanong is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 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
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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 Akanong
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