Akava Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Akava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Cook Islands | 26 | 1:699 | 108 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Akava (542) may also be a first name.
Akava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akava (Hindi: अकवाल, Marathi: अकवा, Russian: Акава) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akava? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,328,442nd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Akava live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Akava is also the 361,930th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 542 people.
Akava is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon Akava is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and The Cook Islands, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akava in the Hindi language | ||
| अकवाल | akavala | - |
| Akava in the Marathi language | ||
| अकवा | akava | 48.65 |
| आकवा | akava | 40.54 |
| अकावा | akava | 5.41 |
| आकावा | akava | 2.7 |
| आकवाापा | akavaapa | 2.7 |
| Akava in the Russian language | ||
| Акава | akava | - |
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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 Akava
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