Akinang Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akinang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akinang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akinang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akinang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akinang is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akinang is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akinang reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Akinang is mostly found in: Lagos, where 75 percent live and Cross River, where 25 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akenang868/
Akinanc863/
Ekinang861/
Akunaung8013/
Okinong7148/
Ekinong711/
Ekenang711/
Ochinang671,041/
Okionong671/
Ekeanang671/
Ochinanng631/
Okunong571/
Ekenong571/
Ochenang533/
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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 Akinang
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