Aninkan Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Aninkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Aninkan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
Benin141:738,25740,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Aninkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aninkan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Aninkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Aninkan? popularity and diffusion

Aninkan is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Aninkan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria Aninkan is primarily found in: Ogun, where 86 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anienkan937/
Anninkan933/
Anninkhan881/
Oninkan8630/
Aninkon861/
Anenkan861/
Animkhan801/
Anencan712/
Onenkan711/
Asinninkon711/
Hanimcan671/
Enenkon571/
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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 Aninkan
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