Akante Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Akante Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akante (24) may also be a first name.
Akante Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akante Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akante (Marathi: अकांते) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akante click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akante? popularity and diffusion
Akante is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Akante is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Akante are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akante is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Akante is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent reside and Benue, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akante Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akante in the Marathi language | ||
| अकांते | akante | - |
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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 Akante
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