Akess Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gambia

Akess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Akess (19) may also be a first name.

Akess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akess is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akess? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akess reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akess is also the 2,523,061st most common given name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and The Gambia, where 6 percent reside.

Akess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Akess has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akesse917,807/
Hakess911/
Ackess910/
Akes89684/
Akessse832/
Ackiess831/
Ackesse831/
Hakes803,927/
Eakes802,133/
Akese801,843/
Aukes801,182/
Akesh8082/
Akkes8070/
Aikes8065/
Gakes8056/
Ackes8047/
Aykes8037/
Okess8028/
Akies8027/
Acess809/
Akeas807/
Agkes803/
Akeys802/
Akees802/
Akeus802/
Akiss802/
Akeis801/
Ekess801/
Hakees731,232/
Ackiss73240/
Atkiss73180/
Haukes73154/
Aikese73137/
Akkees7373/
Ackies7360/
Akkese7358/
Haikes7351/
Akkesh7345/
Heakes7341/
Akkies7340/
Hackes7336/
Eckess7332/
Access7324/
Okesse7319/
Aakesh7315/
Akeshe7312/
Haekes7312/
Hakets7312/
Akisse7310/
Eakets739/
Akeish736/
Aukesh735/
Haykes732/
Akhesh732/
Hakkes732/
Hakies732/
Eakeas731/
Achkes731/
Aukies731/
Akeese731/
Hakeas731/
Aikhes731/
Akeise731/
Askest731/
Adkhes731/
Askeys731/
Eaukes730/
Hakeys730/
Aukest730/
Ackets730/
Adkiss730/
Akis672,340/
Okes67564/
Ekes67553/
Ékes67542/
Akez67131/
Aces6776/
Eaketts6769/
Hadkiss6763/
Acketts6731/
Hauckes6727/
Hashkes6719/
Hakkies6718/
Attkiss6715/
Eikesås677/
Hakeesh676/
Okeesse674/
Aitkiss673/
Aqes673/
Akesova672/
Aquesse672/
O'Kesse671/
Haukesz671/
Hoskess671/
Gakhesh671/
Hackies671/
Haijkes671/
Akoisse671/
Aqueiss671/
Hackets670/
Haekiss670/

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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 Akess
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