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

The surname Hanakewa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanakewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hanakewa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hanakewa is also the 818,356th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 129 people.

Hanakewa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 74 percent are found and Zamfara, where 26 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 41 percent are found.

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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