Akamu Surname

217,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5761:112,4007,488
Uganda1441:271,10619,583
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Akamu (433) may also be a first name.

Akamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akamu (Oriya: ଆକମୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akamu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 217,601st most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,868,124 people. The surname Akamu is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Akamu are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akamu is also the 412,254th most widespread first name globally, borne by 433 people.

The surname Akamu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,576 people, or 1 in 112,400. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 31 percent live, Oyo, where 15 percent live and Benue, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Akamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Akamu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Akamu last name are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.95% being registered with the party.

Akamu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akamau9162/
Akamou9143/
Akkamu9122/
Akaamu9115/
Hakamu9115/
Aukamu9112/
Akammu9110/
Aikamu914/
Akameu913/
Akhamu913/
Akamuh912/
Gakamu911/
Akaymu911/
Akcamuz83147/
Akkamut8327/
Akammou8311/
Haikamu835/
Akhamou834/
Akamuha832/
Akamahu831/
Askamou831/
Akkamou831/
Aikamou831/
Hakamou831/
Akemu801,178/
Ekamu80774/
Akomu80143/
Okamu8054/
Acamu8047/
Akaamous772/
Akhamoud771/
Akhamuch771/
Akamoush771/
Aikhamhu771/
Akomou73349/
Aicamu73101/
Akeemu7388/
Akemuh7359/
Akkemu7337/
Okaemu7319/
Okamou7318/
Akhomu739/
Acamus738/
Akemhu734/
Acamut733/
Askomu733/
Acamou733/
Okeamu732/
Gokamu732/
Ekamui732/
Eikamu732/
Akemui731/
Akoemu731/
Hakemu731/
Okaamu731/
Aikemu731/
Akuimu731/
Ekaamu731/
Okamus731/
Akomgu731/
Akuomu731/
Aikomu731/
Ekkamu731/
Akhamouch711/
Akoumou671,444/
Aikhomu67505/
Aikomou6713/
Aucamus674/
Aicamut674/
Aikomus672/
Adcamou672/
Eijkamu672/
Hakeemu672/
Ahakomu671/
Ekkamau671/
Aïkomou671/
Adqamou671/
Akomuph671/
Hakomou671/
Acheamu671/
Hakemau670/

Akamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akamu in the Oriya language
ଆକମୁakamu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akamu
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