Akaffo Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Akaffo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 50 | 1:461,425 | 15,070 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Akaffo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaffo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akaffo is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Akaffo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaffo? popularity and diffusion
Akaffo is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Akaffo are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Akaffo is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 461,425. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Lagunes District, where 54 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 42 percent reside and Comoé District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaffou | 92 | 7,979 | / |
| Akafo | 91 | 939 | / |
| Ackaffou | 86 | 11 | / |
| Akafffou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akafou | 83 | 647 | / |
| Akaifo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akafoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Acaffou | 77 | 400 | / |
| Ackafou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akoffou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akaffas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okafo | 73 | 641 | / |
| Akafa | 73 | 217 | / |
| Acafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akofo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkafa | 67 | 447 | / |
| Acafou | 67 | 305 | / |
| Akhafa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Akoffa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Okeafo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ekaifo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akaafa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okafoh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Haakafoss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okoffo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akefou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekoffo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekafuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Askafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akaifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okaifo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akafeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akofou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akahfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okahfo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akapho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okafoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okafoi | 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 Akaffo
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