Akhighu Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Akhighu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Akhighu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akhighu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akhighu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhighu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akhighu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Akhighu is most numerous in: Edo, where 67 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Akhighu
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