Akangu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Akangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akangu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Akangu occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Akangu are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Akangu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Aside from The DR Congo Akangu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanghu921/
Akanu911,689/
Akagu91452/
Hakaungu8621/
Hakaingu8615/
Gakangou861/
Ekangu83300/
Akanou83121/
Akagou8366/
Akaunu8363/
Akannu8346/
Akongu8330/
Akanau8311/
Akamnu837/
Akeanu833/
Akhanu833/
Akainu832/
Akanui832/
Hakanu832/
Akanuj831/
Akanuu831/
Akeagu831/
Akaanu831/
Akhanguha801/
Gakanou7711/
Okangou776/
Akahanu774/
Akannou774/
Gakongu772/
Akanhou772/
Akongou772/
Ekangou772/
Hakanui771/
Akanaut771/
Ekanguu771/
Akcanus771/
Haskanu771/
Akainhu771/
Akanuha771/
Okanu731,015/
Akogu73894/
Okagu73541/
Akonu73300/
Acanu7318/
Acagu732/
Aqagu731/
Achkanou7113/
Akoungou713/
Askanuch711/
Akhaghus711/
Akhanous711/
Akogou67429/
Ackonu67347/
Okeanu67319/
Ekongu67311/
Okongu67170/
Akonou67100/
Akanoo6761/
Akuonu6735/
Akhannous6715/
Akuogu6713/
Aqanou6710/
Ecangu679/
Akanoe675/
Akougu673/
Aicanu673/
Aykonu673/
Akoguz672/
Akoguu672/
Houkangou672/
Okannu671/
Acanau671/
Okaguu671/
Aquanu671/
Akomgu671/
Okaunu671/
Okaanu671/
Okanut671/
Akomnu671/
Akonui671/
Akoogu671/
Akeinu671/
Gokanu671/
Hakkagaud671/

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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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  • 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 Akangu
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