Akafu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Akafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Akafu (42) may also be a first name.
Akafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akafu is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akafu is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Akafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Akafu live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Akafu is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.
The last name Akafu is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Akafu is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akafou | 91 | 647 | / |
| Akaefu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Akeafu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Akafeu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akafuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akaffu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akkafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akaffou | 83 | 7,979 | / |
| Ackafou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akashfu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akofu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Okafu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Akefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ackaffou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Akafffou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Acafou | 73 | 305 | / |
| Okaufu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Akefou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akofou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekafuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acaffou | 67 | 400 | / |
| Akaphou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akoffou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Accafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoufui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkofui | 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 Akafu
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