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
Akaku (Hindi: अककू, Marathi: अककु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Akaku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akaku is the 703,644th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name Akaku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Akaku live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akaku is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 98 people.
The surname Akaku is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Akaku is most common in: Taraba, where 33 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Benue, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.
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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