Akeke Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Akeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1831:149,7409,513
Ivory Coast1341:172,1737,731
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Benin741:139,67014,797
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Marshall Islands131:3,986795
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Akeke (237) may also be a first name.

Akeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akeke is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akeke? popularity and diffusion

Akeke is the 249,873rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,589,135 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Akeke are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akeke is also the 581,650th most widely held first name globally, borne by 237 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,183 people, or 1 in 149,740. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 22 percent are found, Cross River, where 19 percent are found and Ondo, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Akeke Last Name Statistics demography

Akeke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Akaike7310,227/
Okoeke731,311/
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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 Akeke
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