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
The last name Akebe (Marathi: एकेबे) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akebe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 501,369th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akebe live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 669,105th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 185 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 57 percent reside, Cross River, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and The Congo, where 9 percent reside.
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
- 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 Akebe
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