Akefa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Akefa (74) may also be a first name.

Akefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akefa (Hindi: आकेफा) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akefa is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Akefa reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Akefa is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name globally, held by 74 people.

The last name Akefa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Akefa is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon Akefa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Akefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akefa in the Hindi language
आकेफाakepha57.14
अकेफाakepha42.86

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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
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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 Akefa
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