Akanuo Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Akanuo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Akanuo (14) may also be a first name.
Akanuo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanuo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akanuo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanuo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Akanuo live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Akanuo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 80 percent reside, Abia, where 10 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Akanuo
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