Akaku Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Akaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| India | 155 | 1:4,948,809 | 124,489 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Japan | 26 | 1:4,917,088 | 38,984 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Akaku (98) may also be a first name.
Akaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akaku (Hindi: अककू, Marathi: अककु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 703,644th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name Akaku is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Akaku are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akaku is also the 956,749th most common first name world-wide, borne by 98 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Akaku is mostly found in: Taraba, where 33 percent live, Rivers, where 19 percent live and Benue, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakaku | 91 | 698 | / |
| Akakou | 91 | 420 | / |
| Akakus | 91 | 332 | / |
| Akaiku | 91 | 37 | / |
| Akhaku | 91 | 9 | / |
| Akaaku | 91 | 6 | / |
| Akakau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akakui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aikaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hakkaku | 83 | 3,076 | / |
| Gaikaku | 83 | 41 | / |
| Akahkuh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akakeut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akachku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akakous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akakaud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akaakuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akakuup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akhakhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okaku | 80 | 852 | / |
| Ekaku | 80 | 366 | / |
| Akoku | 80 | 143 | / |
| Acaku | 80 | 92 | / |
| Akeku | 80 | 31 | / |
| Akahakou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akaashku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaahaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akachkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkaikus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokaku | 73 | 371 | / |
| Akakoe | 73 | 56 | / |
| Gokaku | 73 | 37 | / |
| Akacou | 73 | 36 | / |
| Okeaku | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ekeaku | 73 | 14 | / |
| Okhaku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ekakou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akokou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akokcu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ekauku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akouku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akeiku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okakou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ecakku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okkaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekkaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akakoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akooku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okakus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoukou | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hakekou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Akoikou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akakkoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heikaku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akoekou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhadkhoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eecakku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoïkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoîkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikokou | 67 | 1 | / |
Akaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akaku in the Marathi language | ||
| अककु | akaku | - |
| Akaku in the Hindi language | ||
| अककू | akaku | 66.67 |
| अक्लू | aklu | 33.33 |
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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 Akaku
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