Akabs Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Akabs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akabs 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
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Akabs Last Name Facts

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

Akabs occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akabs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akabs is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akabs reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Akabs is most numerous in: Rivers, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Kebbi, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 6 percent reside.

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
Akaps8017/
Auskaps6741/
Acobs6010/
Akops601/
Ekaps601/
Acaps601/
Aqabz601/
Okebs601/
Hacobs552/
Gacobs552/
Acabce551/
Ajcobs551/
Akopse551/
Auškāps501/
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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 Akabs
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