Anakua Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Anakua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Anakua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anakua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anakua is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Anakua.
How Common Is The Last Name Anakua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Anakua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anakua live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Anakua is most common in: Plateau, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Gombe, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Anakua exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anakuha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Hanakua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anagua | 83 | 2,172 | / |
| Anakwa | 83 | 2,078 | / |
| Anaqua | 83 | 7 | / |
| Anakuo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Enakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anakwah | 77 | 1,049 | / |
| Anaguah | 77 | 126 | / |
| Hanakwa | 77 | 126 | / |
| Anakwuo | 77 | 44 | / |
| Anaquah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Anakwat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Anakwea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anaekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anaguas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anaugba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aneakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganagua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anankwah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ananquah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaynagua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anaunkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Annakwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anagba | 67 | 1,213 | / |
| Anágua | 67 | 86 | / |
| Onagua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Anakwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anegua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Enakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anokuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onokua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anequa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Anakua
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