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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akhighu.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhighu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akhighu is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The 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.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Akhighu is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 67 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent live and Oyo, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 2 percent live.
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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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