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Where Does The Last Name Akanya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Akanya (Arabic: اكانيا, Bengali: আকন্যা, Hindi: अकन्य, Marathi: एकंया, Oriya: ଅକନଯ୍) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Akanya is the 190,196^th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,282,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akanya are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akanya is also the 581,650^th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 237 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,298 people, or 1 in 136,474. In Nigeria Akanya is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 27 percent are found, Kogi, where 26 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Akanya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.