Akodou Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Akodou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 82 | 1:126,044 | 13,698 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akodou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akodou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akodou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akodou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akodou is the 2,061,309th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akodou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Akodou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 126,044. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 93 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 5 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 1 percent are found. Besides Benin Akodou exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Akodou
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