Akafo Surname
379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 939 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana
Akafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akafo occurs most in Ghana. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akafo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akafo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 379,929th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akafo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Apart from Ghana this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akafou | 91 | 647 | / |
| Akaffo | 91 | 56 | / |
| Akaifo | 91 | 6 | / |
| Akafoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akaffou | 83 | 7,979 | / |
| Ackafou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okafo | 80 | 641 | / |
| Akafa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Acafo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akofo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akefo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ackaffou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Akafffou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akkafa | 73 | 447 | / |
| Acafou | 73 | 305 | / |
| Akhafa | 73 | 174 | / |
| Okeafo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ekaifo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akaafa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okafoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Akefou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekafuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Askafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okaifo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akaifa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akafeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akahfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akofou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okahfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akapho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okafoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hakafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okafoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haakafoss | 71 | 10 | / |
| Acaffou | 67 | 400 | / |
| Okhafoh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akaphou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hakaufa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akafass | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akoffou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okaifoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akafash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Accafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuofou | 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 Akafo
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