Akatana Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Akatana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akatana (12) may also be a first name.
Akatana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akatana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akatana is found most in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akatana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akatana reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Akatana is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
Akatana is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akatanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aikatana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hakatanga | 88 | 67 | / |
| Ahkhatana | 88 | 5 | / |
| Ashkatana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okatana | 86 | 28 | / |
| Akatani | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ekatana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Akatane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Akatanj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aikatanaja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akotanga | 80 | 23 | / |
| Akaitane | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ekaetana | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aicatana | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akoutana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okataina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakatani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akatanes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akaatena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekattana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekaatana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akotaina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akkatangi | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hakathani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aicaetana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekattaina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akaatange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okatani | 71 | 47 | / |
| Acatani | 71 | 24 | / |
| Akotani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ecatana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ashkastani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaitane | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akoutane | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akotagni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akotonas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akotanyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oketanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gokotana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acatange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gacotana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakotano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikotani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aicatani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akotanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoutani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecattana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aucatona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqahtani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokatani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acaetano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakotani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akatana
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