Akete Surname
Approximately 715 people bear this surname
Akete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 293 | 1:35,275 | 4,566 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Akete (45) may also be a first name.
Akete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akete (Marathi: आकेटे) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akete? popularity and diffusion
Akete is the 469,804th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akete are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akete is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 45 people.
The last name Akete is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 35,275. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 38 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 28 percent live and Collines Department, where 18 percent live. Barring Benin this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akete in the Marathi language | ||
| आकेटे | akete | - |
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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
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- 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 Akete
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