Akibu Surname

75,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2011:28,5672,424
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England181:3,095,448105,421
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Akibu (5,893) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakibu912,162/
Akibou91818/
Akiobu9116/
Akibuh915/
Aikibu915/
Akaibu914/
Ahkibu913/
Aakibu913/
Akuibu912/
Akibeu911/
Akibuu911/
Hakibou83127/
Akkibou832/
Akoibou831/
Akuibou831/
Akubu803,073/
Acibu80750/
Okibu8073/
Akebu8051/
Aqibu8020/
Ekibu801/
Haakibou771/
Hakkibou771/
Hazkibou771/
Achibu73281/
Okoibu73252/
Hakubu73182/
Akeebu7393/
Okaibu7358/
Akebou7327/
Okibou7318/
Okuibu7317/
Akuebu735/
Aukubu734/
Akubui733/
Akebus732/
Haqibu731/
Akubeu731/
Okibui731/
Acibhu731/
Akivou731/
Akubuh731/
Okeibu731/
Hachibu6769/
Achibou679/
Akheebu673/
Akhebhu671/
Achibui671/
Akeubou671/
Haqibuh671/
Hakeebu671/

Akibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akibu in the Hindi language
आकिबुakibu-
Akibu in the Marathi language
अकीबुakibu-

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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 Akibu
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