Akende Surname

136,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Akende Surname Definition:

Akende is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who never leaves the house. Hermit.

Akende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5351:69,8795,056
Zambia5431:29,1903,022
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Akende (1,300) may also be a first name.

Akende Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Akende is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who never leaves the house. Hermit.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Akende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akende is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akende? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,121st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,209,686 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akende live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akende is also the 218,222nd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 1,300 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,535 people, or 1 in 69,879. In Nigeria Akende is most common in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Ekiti, where 4 percent are found and Taraba, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Akende is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Akende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Akende earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.13% less than the national average, earning R 116,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaende9221/
Hakende9211/
Akiende9210/
Akendeh927/
Akendes922/
Akendeu922/
Akendie921/
Akendje921/
Akendge920/
Aknde9135/
Ackendey861/
Akinde8312,743/
Akenda832,018/
Okende831,714/
Ekende83165/
Akendi83102/
Akemde8313/
Akhnde836/
Aaknde834/
Akendy832/
Akndea832/
Acende831/
Akndge831/
Akınde831/
Aknnde831/
Hachkende801/
Akindes77355/
Aquende77276/
Aikinde7724/
Asknder7717/
Aïkinde7715/
Akönder7714/
Akindee7711/
Akionde779/
Akinnde778/
Akindeh778/
Aîkinde777/
Aukenda775/
Ekaende772/
Achende772/
Akkendi772/
Aken'da771/
Akienda771/
Ekoende771/
Akendha771/
Akennda771/
Ekiende771/
Akendit771/
Eakhnde771/
Hakendi771/
Aakinde771/
Akintde771/
Akindei771/
Atkinde771/
Adkinde771/
Gakinde771/
Ekuende771/
Akindge770/
Aknda73903/
Akndi733/
Eknde731/
Ağakendi714/
Askinder714/
Hackendy713/
Hakendai713/
Aquiende713/
Akindije711/
Hackenda711/
Ekinde67470/
Okenda67281/
Akinda67218/
Akindi67149/
Okendi6724/
Ekendi6713/
Ekhnde6713/
Acinde678/
Okendy675/
Akndha674/
Okinde673/
Aqunde671/
Aqinde671/
Okände671/
Akhnda671/
Acendy671/
Gacnde671/

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