Akafa Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Akafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 161 | 1:1,100,266 | 45,533 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Akafa (17) may also be a first name.
Akafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akafa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. Akafa is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Akafa are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 84 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkafa | 91 | 447 | / |
| Akhafa | 91 | 174 | / |
| Akaafa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Askafa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Akaifa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akahfa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akafay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hakafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hakaufa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Akafass | 83 | 7 | / |
| Aakafay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akaffas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akafash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akafo | 80 | 939 | / |
| Ekafa | 80 | 419 | / |
| Akafi | 80 | 314 | / |
| Okafa | 80 | 194 | / |
| Akofa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Akefa | 80 | 60 | / |
| Akafe | 80 | 42 | / |
| Acıkkafa | 77 | 34 | / |
| Akhafath | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akafou | 73 | 647 | / |
| Askafi | 73 | 606 | / |
| Akafyi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Akaffo | 73 | 56 | / |
| Akefah | 73 | 49 | / |
| Akoffa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Askafy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aqafat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aakafi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akhafi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akaifo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akkafe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okhafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akoufa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hakofa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akeefa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akkafi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akafeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hakafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akafio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekafea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atkafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aqasfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akafoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaffou | 67 | 7,979 | / |
| Akatpha | 67 | 84 | / |
| Akaphat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ackafou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Askafer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akashfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adkhafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikaifi | 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
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- 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 Akafa
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