Hanakewa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Hanakewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanakewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Niger131:1,476,30930,154

Hanakewa (129) may also be a first name.

Hanakewa Last Name Facts

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

Hanakewa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanakewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hanakewa is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hanakewa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 818,356th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 129 people.

Hanakewa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Hanakewa is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 74 percent reside and Zamfara, where 26 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Hanakewa exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 41 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanakawa881,984/
Hanakeawe8235/
Anaekeuwa825/
Hanakaeva822/
Anakawa807/
Anakeba801/
Enakewa801/
Anakiwa801/
Anakewe801/
Anakeva801/
Anakieva75391/
Hanekawa75233/
Anakeeva7569/
Anakaeva752/
Anakebay751/
Hanakiwo751/
Asnakewe751/
Anakhaeva71276/
Aynakaeva7110/
Aynakeeva7110/
Anokiwa6725/
Chanacheva6718/
Anekawa675/
Onakewe672/
Enakawa671/
Anakevi671/
Onakiwa671/

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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 Hanakewa
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