Akbo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Akbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akbo (293) may also be a first name.

Akbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akbo occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akbo is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Akbo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Akbo reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 293 people.

The last name Akbo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Adamawa, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akboz89283/
Askbo8962/
Akboy8942/
Akbou8918/
Aikbo891/
Akkbo891/
Akboğa805,452/
Akboot804/
Akhbou801/
Akbood801/
Akbous801/
Aikebo801/
Hakbou801/
Akba751,465/
Acbo75233/
Okbo7538/
Ekbo7529/
Aqbo752/
Eakboot7338/
Akbouch735/
Akhboud734/
Akbaş6790,967/
Akbağ671,447/
Eckbo6797/
Akhba6785/
Okboy6720/
Akhbouch678/
Hokbo675/
Akbaš673/
Okboh672/
Aqbou672/
Gakba672/
Ackba672/
Ekboh672/
Akvoy671/
Okbuo671/
Hakba671/
Akbau671/
Okbos671/
Okboa671/
Agkba671/
Akbap671/
Akbaa671/

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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 Akbo
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