Akodu Surname

162,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4971:70,9425,115
Uganda821:476,08927,837
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Akodu (118) may also be a first name.

Akodu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akodu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akodu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akodu is the 162,522nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,723,298 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akodu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 118 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,497 people, or 1 in 70,942. In Nigeria Akodu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Ekiti, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 19 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Akodu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Akodu are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Akodu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $48,625 USD per year.

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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 Akodu
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