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 in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Akafu? popularity and diffusion
Akafu is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Akafu are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 42 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Akafu is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Belgium, where 11 percent are found.
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
- 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 Akafu
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