Akegh Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Akegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,280 | 1:138,393 | 8,919 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Akegh (197) may also be a first name.
Akegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akegh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akegh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 297,484th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. The last name Akegh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akegh reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akegh is also the 646,152nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 197 people.
Akegh is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,280 people, or 1 in 138,393. In Nigeria Akegh is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Taraba, where 3 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akeegh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Aikegh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akiegh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aekegh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akeg | 89 | 7 | / |
| Aikiegh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akigh | 80 | 132 | / |
| Hakeg | 80 | 40 | / |
| Ekegh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Akkeg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akeeg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aakeg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okegh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akeig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achegh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okeagh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Askekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akkigh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auckeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikigh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akec | 67 | 3,246 | / |
| Akek | 67 | 153 | / |
| Okeg | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ekeg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aketcch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aceg | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akegh
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