Akandu Surname

194,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5871:111,6217,440
Uganda3671:106,37410,483
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
United States241:15,102,456529,929
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Akandu (200) may also be a first name.

Akandu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akandu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Akandu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akandu? popularity and diffusion

Akandu is the 194,523rd most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,373,864 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akandu reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 640,739th most common given name internationally It is held by 200 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,587 people, or 1 in 111,621. In Nigeria Akandu is most numerous in: Rivers, where 32 percent live, Abia, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Akandu Last Name Statistics demography

Akandu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 90% more than the national average, earning $81,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakandu9234/
Gakandu922/
Akhandu922/
Akandou922/
Akaindu921/
Aakandu921/
Akandus921/
Akaundu921/
Akamndu921/
Akandeu921/
Hakaundu862/
Akkanduz861/
Askandau861/
Gaykandu861/
Akondu8396/
Okandu8396/
Acandu8385/
Ekandu8323/
Akondou77180/
Akoondu7728/
Acaindu773/
Okanndu771/
Akosndu771/
Acandhu771/
Uokandu771/
Oukandu771/
Akoundou71138/
Gakondou717/
Akuondou711/
Aquandus711/
Okondu67561/
Ekondu6710/
Acondu671/
Acheandou671/
Ackoundou671/
Akondoe6265/
Akomdou621/
Ekondou621/
Okaamdu621/
Okoundou5775/
Hoşkondu5728/
Akoumdou571/
Akhoundoe531/
Okomdu501/

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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 Akandu
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