Akekere Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Akekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
Akekere (14) may also be a first name.
Akekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akekere occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akekere? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Akekere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akekere reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 82 percent reside, Edo, where 12 percent reside and Kogi, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akekeere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okekere | 86 | 75 | / |
| Ekekere | 86 | 69 | / |
| Akakere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akekore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akekire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akikere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akecker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okhekere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akakereh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeker | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okekre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekikere | 71 | 118 | / |
| Okekeri | 71 | 102 | / |
| Okikere | 71 | 39 | / |
| Okokere | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okekare | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ocakere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekakere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akakare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adkiker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekekare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okokhere | 67 | 177 | / |
| Hekekire | 67 | 31 | / |
| Askekjær | 67 | 17 | / |
| Okikiere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Achekeri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achekire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akichere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okethker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okikhere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaekare | 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 Akekere
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis