Akobet Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akobet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akobet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Akobet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akobet is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akobet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akobet is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Akobet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akobet reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 25 percent live, Busia County, where 25 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 25 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akoubet9225/
Akobets921/
Okobet8375/
Akabet837/
Akebet834/
Ekobet833/
Akonpet771/
Akabete771/
Akubete771/
Akubets771/
Akobait771/
Akoubait711/
Aikabete711/
Okabet671/
Akubit671/
Acabet671/
Akovit671/
Ekabet671/
Akubait6239/
Okubete623/
Aaqabet622/
Aquebet621/
Akaveet621/
Eucabeth57137/
Akkampett533/
Gaicabeth531/
Okubit5011/
Okovyt506/
Ekebed505/
Okovit501/
Ecobit501/
Akovid501/
Ekabit501/
Akuvit501/

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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 Akobet
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