Akanso Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Akanso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akanso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akanso occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akanso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,459,453rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanso reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Akanso is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 52 percent reside, Cross River, where 30 percent reside and Enugu, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akansoy | 92 | 84 | / |
| Hakanso | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akansous | 86 | 375 | / |
| Hakansoy | 86 | 55 | / |
| Akcansoy | 86 | 13 | / |
| Akansa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Akanjo | 83 | 40 | / |
| Akonso | 83 | 20 | / |
| Akanzo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Akamso | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekanso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okanso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akandjo | 77 | 327 | / |
| Akansha | 77 | 94 | / |
| Akaanjo | 77 | 72 | / |
| Okansoy | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okansou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akanssa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hokanso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akansah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanzoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikansa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaainjo | 71 | 129 | / |
| Aakansha | 71 | 25 | / |
| Akandjou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okanssou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Askansas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akatensa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanza | 67 | 2,073 | / |
| Akanja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ekanzo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Okanjo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Akonzo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akanca | 67 | 11 | / |
| Acanjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akonjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akonsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekansa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aconso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akonco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okanzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqansa | 67 | 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 Akanso
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