Akemo Surname
Approximately 886 people bear this surname
Akemo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 457 | 1:85,425 | 8,997 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Akemo (36) may also be a first name.
Akemo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akemo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akemo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akemo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akemo is the 397,537th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. The surname Akemo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akemo are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akemo is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 36 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 85,425. In Uganda Akemo is most prevalent in: Serere District, where 44 percent live, Soroti District, where 15 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Akemo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Akemo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Akemo last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Akemo
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