Akabua Surname
Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname
Akabua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Akabua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akabua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akabua occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akabua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akabua is the 306,799th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akabua are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Apart from Ghana Akabua occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akabuah | 92 | 346 | / |
| Akhabua | 92 | 45 | / |
| Akhabhua | 86 | 10 | / |
| Akhabuae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekabua | 83 | 177 | / |
| Akabuo | 83 | 156 | / |
| Okabua | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akabwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akebua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Acabua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akabva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akabwai | 77 | 924 | / |
| Akabway | 77 | 27 | / |
| Aikobua | 77 | 13 | / |
| Akaubuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekkabua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agkabuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakabwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akahabwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Akapwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okabwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akaheebwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okobua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okabuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acabba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okabba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akabwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okebua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akabua
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