Amedekanya Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Amedekanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amedekanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amedekanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amedekanya has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amedekanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amedekanya is the 625,459th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. Amedekanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amedekanya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Not including Ghana Amedekanya exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amedekanyah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Amedekagna | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Kanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amedkhan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amedegan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedkhan | 74 | 421 | / |
| Amedjkane | 74 | 134 | / |
| Ameedkhan | 74 | 3 | / |
| Amadikana | 74 | 2 | / |
| Amadakana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedkahn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Amdkhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amdgana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Khan | 70 | 2,691 | / |
| Ahmed Gany | 70 | 21 | / |
| Ahmed-Khan | 70 | 16 | / |
| Ahmed Kahn | 70 | 5 | / |
| Ahmeadkhan | 70 | 3 | / |
| Ahmed Kani | 70 | 2 | / |
| Ajmed Khan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ameedhkhan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amedjkhane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Yamedkaneh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedckhan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmeddkhan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedkan E | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amedoaeqan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadkhany | 70 | 1 | / |
| Aahmedkaan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amadekon | 67 | 42 | / |
| Amdakhan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ahmed Kiani | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ametkhan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ahmed Khaan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ahmdkhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amedocan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ahmed Ghany | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahmed Aikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omedkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed-Kiani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amedekinhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameducan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amadkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamdkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amudikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Khann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amdjkane | 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 Amedekanya
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