Akarfa Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Akarfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Akarfa (16) may also be a first name.
Akarfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akarfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akarfa occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akarfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Akarfa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akarfa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Akarfa is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 456,953. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 98 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 2 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Akarfa
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