Aketo Surname

172,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Aketo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aketo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,4631:15,8502,474
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aketo (234) may also be a first name.

Aketo Last Name Facts

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

Aketo is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aketo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 172,624th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,924,376 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aketo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 585,759th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 234 people.

The last name Aketo is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,463 people, or 1 in 15,850. In Uganda Aketo is most numerous in: Lamwo District, where 25 percent live, Kitgum District, where 18 percent live and Amuru District, where 15 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aketto9173/
Aketho9153/
Aketou914/
Aketoo911/
Aketoa911/
Akesto911/
Haketo911/
Akietou831/
Akoto8044,510/
Aceto806,684/
Akato801,637/
Akito80272/
Oketo80272/
Aketa80223/
Eketo80110/
Akkeitou771/
Haketa731,376/
Akaito73358/
Akotto73295/
Akotoi73231/
Gaketa73189/
Akotoh7364/
Ekeato7358/
Azketa7348/
Acketa7346/
Acetto7341/
Acheto7320/
Aiketa7320/
Akhato7320/
Akioto7319/
Acceto7316/
Oketho7310/
Ekaeto7310/
Oketos739/
Akitoi736/
Aketta735/
Okeito733/
Akitou733/
Akatto733/
Akeuta733/
Okieto732/
Oketto732/
Aiceto732/
Akkito732/
Akieta732/
Akotho732/
Aikito732/
Akeita731/
Hakoto731/
Oketoi731/
Akotoy731/
Akatho731/
Akatoh731/
Aukito731/
Aketah731/
Akeyta731/
Akitoy731/
Aceito731/
Aukato731/
Auketa731/
Achetou67408/
Accetto67177/
Hakesta6775/
Akaatoo6724/
Akistoy6724/
Hakeeta6720/
Akhatou6715/
Gouketo6710/
Ouketto674/
Haaketa674/
Hacheto673/
Ekeatoy673/
Aquesto673/
Askitou672/
Akottou671/
Akittoh671/
Akottoh671/
Akkitou671/
Accheto671/
Ekeatoi671/
Adkeita671/
Achetoh671/
Akaitou671/

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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 Aketo
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