Akitu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiotu91215/
Akitui91148/
Akiteu9117/
Akaitu918/
Akietu916/
Akitou913/
Askitou832/
Akkitou831/
Akaitou831/
Akitheu831/
Akietou831/
Akituha831/
Akutu80780/
Aketu8081/
Ekitu8014/
Okitu805/
Aqitu801/
Acitu801/
Askittou773/
Akkeitou771/
Akutui73749/
Akhutu73361/
Ekitui73315/
Akhetu7348/
Akuetu7327/
Aykutu7316/
Okitui738/
Akuutu736/
Aketou734/
Akitoe733/
Achitu732/
Akethu732/
Akuthu731/
Ackutu731/
Akettu731/
Akkutu731/
Aketus731/
Okittu731/
Okitau731/
Ekiteu731/
Akuttu731/
Acituj731/
Aketut731/
Akhittouch67204/
Aceituj6781/
Hachitu675/
Akuethu674/
Achitou671/
Aicaytu671/
Oukitou671/

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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 Akitu
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