Akereke Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Akereke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akereke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akereke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akereke is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akereke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akereke reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Akereke is most numerous in: Benue, where 60 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 27 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akereuke | 93 | 29 | / |
| Akerek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okereke | 86 | 103,248 | / |
| Ekereke | 86 | 2,353 | / |
| Akereka | 86 | 26 | / |
| Hakerek | 86 | 14 | / |
| Akeroke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekereuke | 80 | 477 | / |
| Okoereke | 80 | 35 | / |
| Okerieke | 80 | 32 | / |
| Okereker | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okereuke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okerekee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okereike | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okerekea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okeereke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okerekei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okeraeke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okerreke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gokereke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekerieke | 80 | 2 | / |
| O'Kereke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekeereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ookereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekerreke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akierike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oukereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okerekes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeireke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohkereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okerekie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okereeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oskereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeroeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okcereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akerik | 77 | 354 | / |
| Okerek | 77 | 36 | / |
| Akyrek | 77 | 36 | / |
| Akereiche | 75 | 6 | / |
| Okeriekie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okoreke | 71 | 233 | / |
| Okereka | 71 | 230 | / |
| Akirike | 71 | 80 | / |
| Okerike | 71 | 39 | / |
| Okareke | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ekerike | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okireke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okeroke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okereki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akarike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akerika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akireka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okirieke | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okoroeke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okorieke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akeriche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okaraeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okereaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hacherek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaikirek | 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 Akereke
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