Anukan Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Anukan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anukan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Anukan (85) may also be a first name.

Anukan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anukan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anukan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anukan is the 1,385,851st most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Anukan reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent forename globally, held by 85 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Anukan
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