Akene Surname
Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname
Akene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,034 | 1:171,318 | 10,602 |
| Cameroon | 142 | 1:146,261 | 16,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 43 | 1:536,540 | 16,589 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Akene (187) may also be a first name.
Akene Demographics
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Akene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akene (Marathi: एकेणे) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Akene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akene? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 278,869th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,254,179 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Akene reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akene is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 187 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,034 people, or 1 in 171,318. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 46 percent live, Edo, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
Akene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Akene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akene last name increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Akene Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Akene last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Akene earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akene in the Marathi language | ||
| एकेणे | ekene | - |
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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
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- 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 Akene
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