Aknaw Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Aknaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aknaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Aknaw (1,504) may also be a first name.

Aknaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aknaw occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aknaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 295,590th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aknaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 200,416th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,504 people.

Aknaw is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Outside of Ethiopia Aknaw is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aknaf80212/
Eknaw8032/
Aknab802/
Akhnaf7313/
Aknova733/
Akhnova672/
Aknov602/
Oknova5531/
Akhnov554/
Haqnav551/
Aaqnab551/
Aykenov50235/
Aikenov50100/
Akhnouf504/
Akhneib501/

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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 Aknaw
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