Ako Surname
Approximately 41,506 people bear this surname
Ako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,618 | 1:20,555 | 1,874 |
| Cameroon | 8,515 | 1:2,439 | 267 |
| Japan | 4,940 | 1:25,879 | 2,687 |
| Ivory Coast | 4,447 | 1:5,188 | 471 |
| Ghana | 4,156 | 1:6,502 | 883 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,225 | 1:3,665 | 184 |
| Tanzania | 1,700 | 1:31,142 | 3,688 |
| Niger | 1,053 | 1:18,226 | 1,168 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Benin | 892 | 1:11,587 | 1,582 |
| Indonesia | 845 | 1:156,508 | 15,291 |
| France | 535 | 1:124,155 | 18,857 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| United States | 392 | 1:924,640 | 69,378 |
| Iran | 219 | 1:350,605 | 23,438 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| India | 151 | 1:5,079,903 | 126,627 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| Solomon Islands | 125 | 1:4,640 | 603 |
| Israel | 109 | 1:78,510 | 9,522 |
| Congo | 96 | 1:51,970 | 4,780 |
| Philippines | 93 | 1:1,088,583 | 89,772 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Afghanistan | 58 | 1:554,365 | 6,714 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Akó (1) are calculated separately.
Ako (18,588) may also be a first name.
Ako Demographics
Ako Political Affiliation
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Ako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ako (Arabic: اكو, Hindi: अको, Marathi: आको) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as: Akó. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ako.
How Common Is The Last Name Ako? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,456th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 175,578 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Ako live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,923rd most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 18,588 people.
The last name Ako is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,618 people, or 1 in 20,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 26 percent live, Imo, where 13 percent live and Anambra, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Japan, where 12 percent live.
Ako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ako surname are 33.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ako earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $46,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ako in the Marathi language | ||
| आको | ako | 98.17 |
| अको | ako | 0.79 |
| Ako in the Hindi language | ||
| अको | ako | 80.39 |
| आको | ako | 19.61 |
| Ako in the Arabic language | ||
| اكو | akw | - |
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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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- 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 Ako
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