Akitu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Akitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Akitu (15) may also be a first name.
Akitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akitu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akitu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Akitu are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akitu is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.
The last name Akitu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Serere District, where 63 percent reside, Ngora District, where 32 percent reside and Gulu District, where 5 percent reside. Not including Uganda Akitu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akiotu | 91 | 215 | / |
| Akitui | 91 | 148 | / |
| Akiteu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Akaitu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Akietu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Akitou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Askitou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akkitou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akaitou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akitheu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akietou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akituha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akutu | 80 | 780 | / |
| Aketu | 80 | 81 | / |
| Ekitu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Okitu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aqitu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Acitu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Askittou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akkeitou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akutui | 73 | 749 | / |
| Akhutu | 73 | 361 | / |
| Ekitui | 73 | 315 | / |
| Akhetu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Akuetu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Aykutu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Okitui | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akuutu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aketou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akitoe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Achitu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akethu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuthu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ackutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akettu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aketus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okittu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okitau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekiteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuttu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acituj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aketut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhittouch | 67 | 204 | / |
| Aceituj | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hachitu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akuethu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aicaytu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukitou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akitu
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