Akafou Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

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

Akafou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akafou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5981:38,5812,528
Benin441:234,90021,145
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Akafou (250) may also be a first name.

Akafou Last Name Facts

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

Akafou has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akafou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 506,723rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Akafou are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akafou is also the 563,826th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 250 people.

The surname Akafou is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 598 people, or 1 in 38,581. In The Ivory Coast Akafou is most common in: Lagunes District, where 42 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 38 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaffou927,979/
Ackafou923/
Akafo91939/
Akafu919/
Ackaffou8611/
Akafffou862/
Acafou83305/
Akaffo8356/
Akeafu8310/
Akaifo836/
Akafeu833/
Akofou832/
Akafoh831/
Akaffu831/
Akkafu831/
Akafuh831/
Acaffou77400/
Akafuji77332/
Akaphou7718/
Akafayo772/
Akoffou772/
Accafou771/
Akashfu771/
Akuofou771/
Okafo73641/
Akafa73217/
Akofu7320/
Okafu7313/
Akofo732/
Acafo732/
Ackaphou712/
Oukhafou711/
Akaphoud711/
Akkafa67447/
Akhafa67174/
Okeafo6719/
Okafoe6716/
Okafoh6713/
Akaafa6713/
Okaufu6710/
Haakafoss6710/
Askafa675/
Okaifo674/
Akoufa674/
Akaifa674/
Okofou673/
Akahfa672/
Okahfo672/
Akapho672/
Okafoo672/
Hakafa671/
Akuofu671/
Akafay671/
Okhafo671/
Gakofo671/
Akafye671/
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
  • 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 Akafou
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