Akebe Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Akebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 323 | 1:548,430 | 26,767 |
| Cameroon | 240 | 1:86,538 | 10,461 |
| Congo | 58 | 1:86,019 | 7,322 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Akebe (185) may also be a first name.
Akebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akebe (Marathi: एकेबे) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Akebe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akebe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akebe is the 501,369th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akebe reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akebe is also the 669,105th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 185 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria Akebe is most common in: Kogi, where 57 percent are found, Cross River, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent are found and The Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akebe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akebe in the Marathi language | ||
| एकेबे | ekebe | - |
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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 Akebe
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