Aketu Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Aketu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aketu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Aketu (94) may also be a first name.

Aketu Last Name Facts

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

Aketu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aketu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Aketu live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most common first name worldwide It is held by 94 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda Aketu is most common in: Amuria District, where 47 percent reside, Serere District, where 22 percent reside and Soroti District, where 18 percent reside. Other than Uganda Aketu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhetu9148/
Akietu916/
Aketou914/
Akaetu913/
Akethu912/
Aketut911/
Aketus911/
Akettu911/
Akietou831/
Akatu801,283/
Eketu80241/
Oketu8074/
Akitu8045/
Akotu8044/
Acetu8030/
Akkeitou771/
Akeutheu771/
Akiotu73215/
Akitui73148/
Achetu7343/
Okeatu7332/
Akoteu7330/
Akateu7317/
Akiteu7317/
Akhatu7315/
Hakatu7312/
Akaitu738/
Akkatu734/
Akitou733/
Okoetu732/
Akaatu731/
Aketoo731/
Okaetu731/
Akatau731/
Achetou67408/
Aceituj6781/
Achettu6726/
Akhatou6715/
Aceytuj679/
Askitou672/
Akaitou671/
Akottou671/
Akituha671/
Akitheu671/
Ahakatu671/
Akkitou671/
Aikatau671/
Akaatuu671/
Accettu671/
Uiketui671/

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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 Aketu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis