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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akess? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akess live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akess is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

Akess is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria Akess occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and The Gambia, where 6 percent live.

Akess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Akess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akess surname declined 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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