Akimou Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Akimou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akimou (1,443) may also be a first name.
Akimou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akimou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akimou is found most frequently in Niger. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akimou? popularity and diffusion
Akimou is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Akimou live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 205,399th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,443 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 959,601. In Niger Akimou is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 40 percent live, Agadez Region, where 30 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Niger Akimou occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 26 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 12 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 Akimou
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