Akerah Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Akerah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akerah (11) may also be a first name.
Akerah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akerah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akerah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akerah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akerah is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Akerah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akerah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akerah is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Akerah is mostly found in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Osun, where 11 percent are found and Enugu, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Akerah
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