Akanto Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Akanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akanto (38) may also be a first name.

Akanto Last Name Facts

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

Akanto (Hindi: एकान्तो, Russian: Аканто) occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akanto is the 265,393rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,944,061 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Akanto live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Togo, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 9,861. Outside of Togo this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 49 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakanto925/
Akantou921/
Akantho921/
Akantous861/
Acanto831,383/
Akanta83785/
Akonto8334/
Ekanto8330/
Okanto838/
Okantho77126/
Ekantou7742/
Akontoh7739/
Akantas7732/
Hakamto7725/
Oukanto778/
Accanto775/
Aikonto775/
Ascanto772/
Akontoa771/
Aceanto771/
Aqantos771/
Acantos771/
Ekantoh771/
Gakonto771/
Akantha771/
Akantaz771/
Gakounto71483/
Audkanta712/
Autkanta711/
Aikhonto711/
Hokantto711/
Ocanto679,594/
Okanta671,533/
Ekanta6786/
Akonta6723/
Acanta6723/
Okonto6719/
Okamto6716/
Autkantha677/
Aekkantha675/
Aconto672/
Audkantha671/
Acamto671/
Hakoontod671/

Akanto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akanto in the Hindi language
एकान्तोekanto-
Akanto in the Russian language
Акантоakanto-

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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 Akanto
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