Akanugwo Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanugwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akanugwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Akanugwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akanugwo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanugwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akanugwo is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Akanugwo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akanugwo live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Cross River, where 22 percent reside and Enugu, where 20 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanigwo8814/
Hakanungwa781/
Akanugba7588/
Hakanigwa7110/
Okanigwa631/
Okonukwo631/
Akanikwa631/
Okonokwo5044/
Okonikwo504/
Okonogwa501/

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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 Akanugwo
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