Akake Surname
Approximately 2,222 people bear this surname
Akake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,881 | 1:39,277 | 4,849 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Akake (367) may also be a first name.
Akake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akake (Marathi: एकाके) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akake click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akake? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 190,062nd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,279,724 people. The last name Akake is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akake live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,982nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 367 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,881 people, or 1 in 39,277. Beside The DR Congo Akake is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akake in the Marathi language | ||
| एकाके | ekake | 61.54 |
| एकके | ekake | 38.46 |
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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 Akake
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