Akatu Surname

297,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6461:274,21515,574
Kenya3291:140,36411,372
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akatu (395) may also be a first name.

Akatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akatu (Hindi: अकतु, Marathi: अकतु, Oriya: ଅକତୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 297,114th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,680,083 people. Akatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akatu live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akatu is also the 434,832nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 395 people.

The last name Akatu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 274,215. In Nigeria Akatu is primarily found in: Benue, where 62 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent reside and Ghana, where 22 percent reside.

Akatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Akatu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akateu9117/
Akhatu9115/
Hakatu9112/
Akaitu918/
Akatou914/
Akkatu914/
Akaetu913/
Akatau911/
Akaatu911/
Akatuha83115/
Akhatou8315/
Akkatus838/
Hakatou836/
Hakastu834/
Adkattu834/
Ahakatu831/
Akaitou831/
Akatous831/
Aikatau831/
Akaatuu831/
Akathut831/
Ekatu80399/
Aketu8081/
Okatu8061/
Akotu8044/
Acatu802/
Akachtou771/
Akhatout771/
Aishkatu771/
Eakkattu771/
Akhetu7348/
Okaytu7334/
Okeatu7332/
Akoteu7330/
Akotou7310/
Okateu735/
Ekatau735/
Aicatu733/
Akuotu733/
Akethu732/
Okastu732/
Ekhatu731/
Akettu731/
Okaetu731/
Eakkatuth711/
Askahatou711/
Akhattout711/
Aitkatout711/
Akoutou67668/
Akaatoo6724/
Askotou671/
Akottou671/
Aicaytu671/
Hakoutu671/
Oukatou671/
Okashtu671/
Acastus671/

Akatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akatu in the Hindi language
अकतुakatu-
Akatu in the Oriya language
ଅକତୁakatu82.35
ଆକତୁakatu11.76
ଅକାଟୁakatu5.88
Akatu in the Marathi language
अकतुakatu33.33
अकतूakatu22.22
एकटूekatu11.11
आकटूakatu11.11
अकातूakatu11.11
अकाटूakatu11.11

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Footnotes

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