Akaba Surname
Approximately 8,418 people bear this surname
Akaba Surname User-submission:
Aqaba means 'obstacle' in Arabic. The city of Aqaba, Jordan got its name because of the mountains surrounding it.
Akaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3,117 | 1:8,669 | 1,179 |
| Nigeria | 2,883 | 1:61,444 | 4,551 |
| Cameroon | 713 | 1:29,129 | 3,928 |
| Algeria | 688 | 1:56,151 | 9,507 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Turkey | 117 | 1:665,140 | 34,634 |
| Benin | 88 | 1:117,450 | 12,976 |
| Japan | 87 | 1:1,469,475 | 24,192 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Abkhazia | 18 | 1:13,492 | 1,561 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Akaba (902) may also be a first name.
Akaba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Aqaba means 'obstacle' in Arabic. The city of Aqaba, Jordan got its name because of the mountains surrounding it.
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Akaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akaba (Arabic: اكابـي, Georgian: აკაბა, Hindi: अकबाल, Marathi: अकबा, Oriya: ଅକବାଲ, Russian: Акаба) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akaba is the 59,896th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 865,710 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akaba reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akaba is also the 270,251st most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 902 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,117 people, or 1 in 8,669. Barring Ghana Akaba exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Akaba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Akaba surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Akaba earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,704 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akaba in the Georgian language | ||
| აკაბა | akaba | - |
| Akaba in the Hindi language | ||
| अकबाल | akabala | - |
| Akaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକବାଲ | akabala | - |
| Akaba in the Marathi language | ||
| अकबा | akaba | 38.1 |
| आकबा | akaba | 28.57 |
| एकबा | ekaba | 23.81 |
| मएकबा | ma'ekaba | 9.52 |
| Akaba in the Russian language | ||
| Акаба | akaba | - |
| Akaba in the Arabic language | ||
| اكابـي | akaby | - |
| اقابي | aqaby | - |
| اكابي | akaby | - |
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Footnotes
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