Akibu Surname
Approximately 6,523 people bear this surname
Akibu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,201 | 1:28,567 | 2,424 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Akibu (5,893) may also be a first name.
Akibu Demographics
Akibu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Akibu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akibu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akibu (Hindi: आकिबु, Marathi: अकीबु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Akibu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akibu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,270th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,117,208 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akibu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akibu is also the 86,717th most frequent first name globally, held by 5,893 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,201 people, or 1 in 28,567. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Oyo, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Akibu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakibu | 91 | 2,162 | / |
| Akibou | 91 | 818 | / |
| Akiobu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Akibuh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Aikibu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Akaibu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ahkibu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aakibu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akuibu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akibeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akibuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hakibou | 83 | 127 | / |
| Akkibou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akoibou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuibou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akubu | 80 | 3,073 | / |
| Acibu | 80 | 750 | / |
| Okibu | 80 | 73 | / |
| Akebu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Aqibu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ekibu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haakibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakkibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hazkibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achibu | 73 | 281 | / |
| Okoibu | 73 | 252 | / |
| Hakubu | 73 | 182 | / |
| Akeebu | 73 | 93 | / |
| Okaibu | 73 | 58 | / |
| Akebou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okibou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Okuibu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Akuebu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aukubu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akubui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akebus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Haqibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akubeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okibui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acibhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akivou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akubuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hachibu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Achibou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akheebu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akhebhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achibui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haqibuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakeebu | 67 | 1 | / |
Akibu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akibu in the Hindi language | ||
| आकिबु | akibu | - |
| Akibu in the Marathi language | ||
| अकीबु | akibu | - |
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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 Akibu
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