Akofi Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Akofi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
Akofi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akofi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Akofi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akofi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name in the world, held by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Akofi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akoffi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Adkofi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akofie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akoufi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akoufei | 83 | 95 | / |
| Akoufui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akouffi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agkofui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akafi | 80 | 314 | / |
| Akofe | 80 | 226 | / |
| Okofi | 80 | 101 | / |
| Akofa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Akefi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ekofi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Akoufaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akoofioh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Askafi | 73 | 606 | / |
| Akafyi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Akoffa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Aikofe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Akoffe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akhafi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aakafi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okofie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hakofa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akoufa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akofeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akkafi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hakafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekoffi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aakefi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atkafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aqoofi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akefie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoufe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akafio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acoefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aïkofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukofer | 67 | 195 | / |
| Gokofio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akophai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akuifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoufed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akashfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adkhafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ákosfai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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