Akenne Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Akenne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Akenne (14) may also be a first name.
Akenne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akenne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akenne is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akenne? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akenne is the 2,152,526th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Akenne is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akenne reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Akenne is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 55 percent live, Littoral Region, where 27 percent live and West Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Akenne
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