Akoby Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akoby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akoby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Akoby (11) may also be a first name.

Akoby Last Name Facts

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

Akoby is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akoby? popularity and diffusion

Akoby is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akoby reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

Akoby is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,048,692. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Lagunes District, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent live and Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akobey9156/
Akoiby915/
Akobyi914/
Akouby911/
Gakoby911/
Akobi808,814/
Akobe802,582/
Akoba80437/
Akaby80376/
Okoby8038/
Ekoby8031/
Akobé805/
Acoby805/
Akovy803/
Akeby801/
Asskouby7716/
Akouba73675/
Akabay73134/
Akoube73110/
Okouby73104/
Akuobi7389/
Akoubi7382/
Ekobey7373/
Akhobe7368/
Akabey7367/
Akoibi7353/
Ackeby7345/
Ekobay7329/
Acobey7326/
Akebay7311/
Aikobi7310/
Akobee7310/
Accoby737/
Akoobi737/
Akoboi735/
Ajkobi735/
Akoibe734/
Ekoboy734/
Aekobe734/
Akooba734/
Okoboy733/
Akaboy733/
Akhoba733/
Askobi733/
Gacoby732/
Akoobe732/
Hakoba732/
Hakobe732/
Hakobi732/
Ackobe731/
Aikoba731/
Gakobe731/
Hakaby731/
Hakeby731/
Akobei731/
Akobie731/
Akoboa731/
Akasby731/
Akubay731/
Akgobe731/
Akuoba731/
Akoiba731/
Akuovy731/
Akuboy731/
Akabaya6734/
Akoubet6725/
Akcaboy6714/
Hakouba6712/
Akhoubi679/
Akoiboi679/
Akhabay678/
Hackaby677/
Akompey676/
Akcabey675/
Hakaboy674/
Akabych673/
Akcabay673/
Ackouba672/
Akkoubi672/
Aijkobi672/
Akhojba671/
Akkubyi671/
Akobaia671/
Akobich671/
Akoubeh671/
Akoobee671/
Aykouba671/
Akobets671/
Akobait671/
Akouboi671/
Akoubee671/
Ackabys670/
Hackeby670/

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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
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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 Akoby
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