Akebo Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Akebo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 75 | 1:307,616 | 11,461 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Akebo (73) may also be a first name.
Akebo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akebo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akebo occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akebo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akebo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,025,894th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Akebo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Akebo live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Akebo is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 73 people.
The last name Akebo is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 336,546. In Uganda Akebo is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 36 percent are found, Soroti District, where 35 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Akebo is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Akebo
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