Amakana Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Amakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Amakana (28) may also be a first name.
Amakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amakana occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Amakana occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amakana reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amakana is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Amakana is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 71 percent reside and Rivers, where 29 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimakana | 93 | 10 | / |
| Amakanga | 93 | 8 | / |
| Amakanah | 93 | 7 | / |
| Hamakana | 93 | 2 | / |
| Amakaina | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amakhanga | 88 | 6 | / |
| Hamakhana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hamakaina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amakane | 86 | 455 | / |
| Emakana | 86 | 169 | / |
| Amakani | 86 | 11 | / |
| Amakena | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amakano | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amakona | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hamadkhana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aimacana | 80 | 377 | / |
| Hamakona | 80 | 207 | / |
| Aymacana | 80 | 66 | / |
| Amaskane | 80 | 16 | / |
| Amakaino | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hamakani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amakkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaikane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emakanau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emaakana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaceana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eemakana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amakonna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaikano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amoukana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amakanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haamakona | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hamakeina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haymacana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamakhane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadkhani | 71 | 82 | / |
| Ahmadkaneh | 71 | 37 | / |
| Emekana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amokane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Emacana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amekona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amacani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emakena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadkhany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amakoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omekana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amakono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amokano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aimacaña | 67 | 833 | / |
| Aymacaña | 67 | 359 | / |
| Omakaino | 67 | 43 | / |
| Aimokona | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hamacani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Homokana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amakenha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omakange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amakoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamacona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emaecana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumakani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omokanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amekhena | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amakana
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