Akaso Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Akaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 619 | 1:286,176 | 16,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Akaso (252) may also be a first name.
Akaso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akaso (Marathi: आकासो, Oriya: ଆକାଶ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 458,119th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Akaso reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akaso is also the 561,423rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 252 people.
Akaso is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 286,176. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 30 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent are found and Kogi, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akaso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akaso in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକାଶ | akasa | - |
| Akaso in the Marathi language | ||
| आकासो | akaso | - |
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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 Akaso
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