Akofi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akofi (19) may also be a first name.

Akofi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akofi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akofi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akofi is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akofi are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Akofi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akoffi915/
Adkofi911/
Akofie911/
Akoufi911/
Akoufei8395/
Akoufui831/
Akouffi831/
Agkofui831/
Akafi80314/
Akofe80226/
Okofi80101/
Akofa8085/
Akefi8029/
Ekofi806/
Akoufaid771/
Akoofioh771/
Askafi73606/
Akafyi7378/
Akoffa7338/
Aikofe7322/
Akoffe7316/
Akhafi737/
Aakafi737/
Okofie737/
Hakofa734/
Akoufa734/
Akofeh733/
Akkafi733/
Hakafi732/
Ekoffi732/
Aakefi732/
Akoefe731/
Atkafi731/
Aqoofi731/
Akefie731/
Akoufe731/
Akoyfa731/
Akafio731/
Acoefi731/
Aukefi731/
Aïkofe731/
Hakefi731/
Aukofer67195/
Gokofio674/
Akophai673/
Akuifai671/
Akoufed671/
Akashfi671/
Adkhafi671/
Akouffa671/
Ákosfai671/

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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 Akofi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis