Amakanga Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Amakanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Amakanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amakanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amakanga occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amakanga live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Amakanga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found and Nandi County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya Amakanga is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amakhanga | 94 | 6 | / |
| Amakana | 93 | 144 | / |
| Amakhang'a | 89 | 5 | / |
| Aimakana | 88 | 10 | / |
| Amakanah | 88 | 7 | / |
| Hamakana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Amakagha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amakaina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hamakonga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamakaina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amakagaha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamakhana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amakano | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amokaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omakaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamadkhana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Aimacana | 75 | 377 | / |
| Aymacana | 75 | 66 | / |
| Hamakoga | 75 | 45 | / |
| Amakaino | 75 | 2 | / |
| Amakagho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omakange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amaceana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omekanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amokagha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amaikano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omokanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amoukana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haymacana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amakona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omokaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amakono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokano | 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 Amakanga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis