Akaffo Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akaffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akaffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast501:461,42515,070
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Akaffo Last Name Facts

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

Akaffo is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akaffo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Akaffo live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Akaffo is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 461,425. In The Ivory Coast Akaffo is primarily found in: Lagunes District, where 54 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 42 percent are found and Comoé District, where 2 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaffou927,979/
Akafo91939/
Ackaffou8611/
Akafffou862/
Akafou83647/
Akaifo836/
Akafoh831/
Acaffou77400/
Ackafou773/
Akoffou772/
Akaffas771/
Okafo73641/
Akafa73217/
Acafo732/
Akofo732/
Akefo731/
Ekafo731/
Akkafa67447/
Acafou67305/
Akhafa67174/
Akoffa6738/
Okeafo6719/
Ekaifo6716/
Akaafa6713/
Okafoh6713/
Haakafoss6710/
Okoffo6710/
Akefou679/
Ekoffo679/
Ekafuo676/
Askafa675/
Akaifa674/
Okaifo674/
Akafeu673/
Akofou672/
Akahfa672/
Okahfo672/
Akapho672/
Okafoo672/
Akeefo671/
Gakofo671/
Okhafo671/
Acaffa671/
Aikefo671/
Hakafa671/
Okafoi671/

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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 Akaffo
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