Akany Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
Akany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 714 | 1:54,677 | 6,482 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akany (59) may also be a first name.
Akany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akany (Hindi: अकन्या) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akany? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 431,914th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. Akany occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akany reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akany is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name globally, held by 59 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 54,677. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Alebtong District, where 39 percent live, Lira District, where 24 percent live and Oyam District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akany Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akany in the Hindi language | ||
| अकन्या | akan'ya | - |
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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 Akany
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