Akabu Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Akabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Akabu (240) may also be a first name.
Akabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akabu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akabu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akabu are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akabu is also the 577,234th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 240 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 42 percent reside, Plateau, where 30 percent reside and Kogi, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 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 Akabu
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