Akafu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akafou91647/
Akaefu9115/
Akeafu9110/
Akafeu913/
Akafuh911/
Akaffu911/
Akkafu911/
Akaffou837,979/
Ackafou833/
Akashfu831/
Akofu8020/
Okafu8013/
Akefu801/
Ekafu801/
Ackaffou7711/
Akafffou772/
Acafou73305/
Okaufu7310/
Akefou739/
Akofou732/
Akuofu731/
Ekafuh731/
Acaffou67400/
Akaphou6718/
Akoffou672/
Accafou671/
Akoufui671/
Akuofou671/
Agkofui671/

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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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