Akimbo Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Akimbo (95) may also be a first name.

Akimbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akimbo (Russian: Акимбо) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akimbo? popularity and diffusion

Akimbo is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Akimbo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akimbo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 95 people.

Akimbo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Akimbo is most numerous in: Lagos, where 23 percent reside, Ogun, where 14 percent reside and Ekiti, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinmbo923/
Akaimbo923/
Akiombo922/
Akmbo916/
Akinbo836,419/
Akumbo83160/
Akembo83139/
Ekimbo8367/
Akimba8317/
Okimbo833/
Acimbo831/
Akmbuo831/
Akimvo831/
Achimbo77106/
Akuimba774/
Akinbod773/
Akembou772/
Akinboy772/
Akinbou772/
Akinboa772/
Akinbot771/
Akemboh771/
Akmba735/
Aknbo731/
Okmbo731/
Akienboy715/
Okaimebo711/
Ekumbo672,156/
Akumba672,031/
Akemba67922/
Okimba67880/
Okumbo67610/
Ekimba67138/
Okembo6754/
Akinba6725/
Acembo679/
Akenbo678/
Ekembo675/
Akmbat671/
Gacmbo671/
Aiknbo671/

Akimbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akimbo in the Russian language
Акимбоakimbo-

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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 Akimbo
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