Akimu Surname

94,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Akimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3271:7,3571,078
Tanzania7921:66,8457,056
Uganda6621:58,9726,880
Nigeria5361:330,49018,063
Zimbabwe3851:40,0996,189
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England61:9,286,343223,652
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Akimu (12,042) may also be a first name.

Akimu Last Name Facts

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

Akimu (Hindi: अकीमू) occurs most in Malawi. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Akimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akimu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,214th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,440,796 people. The last name Akimu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akimu are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Akimu is also the 54,018th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 12,042 people.

Akimu is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,327 people, or 1 in 7,357. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Akimu Last Name Statistics demography

Akimu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.53% less than the national average, earning R 129,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakimu913,628/
Ackimu91325/
Akimou9143/
Akimau917/
Akkimu914/
Ahkimu913/
Akhimu911/
Akiemu911/
Aakimu911/
Akimmu911/
Akuimu911/
Hakimou8380/
Hakimus835/
Hackimu832/
Hakimau831/
Akhimuh831/
Akumu8063,095/
Akemu801,178/
Ekimu80320/
Okimu805/
Acimu804/
Aikhoimu774/
Haskhimu771/
Akeemu7388/
Achimu7365/
Akemuh7359/
Akkemu7337/
Akuumu7335/
Akumou7319/
Okiemu7318/
Akyomu7316/
Hakumu7313/
Ekimou738/
Ekimau737/
Akkumu736/
Akemhu734/
Okimou734/
Akummu733/
Akemgu733/
Akumuh732/
Askemu731/
Acimou731/
Akemou731/
Akemud731/
Akymus731/
Akemui731/
Hakemu731/
Hacimu731/
Aikemu731/
Akaymu731/
Hackhimou711/
Hakkimaud711/
Achimou6799/
Okiemou6714/
Oikimus6714/
Hachimu6712/
Hacimou6710/
Oykimus679/
Hakeemu672/
Akemgou671/
Hakimoo671/
Hakemau670/

Akimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akimu in the Hindi language
अकीमूakimu-

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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 Akimu
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