Akyianu Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akyianu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akyianu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akyianu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Akyianu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 558,412th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name Akyianu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akyianu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Not including Ghana this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akoyinou809/
Akiojanu801/
Akaunu7763/
Akeanu773/
Akainu772/
Akeinu771/
Okeyanu715/
Okeyinu714/
Akiyenu713/
Akojinu711/
Ekayinu711/
Ekeianu711/
Akoinou711/
Akainhu711/
Hakaungu6721/
Akhajunu6718/
Hakaingu6715/
Akajionu678/
Akajuonu673/
Akoyenou672/
Akajinuy671/

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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 Akyianu
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