Akofu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Akofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akofu is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Akofu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akofu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Akofu reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Akofu is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon Akofu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akofou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akuofu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akoffou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akoufui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuofou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agkofui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okofu | 80 | 1,344 | / |
| Ekofu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Akafu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Akefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akafou | 73 | 647 | / |
| Okuofu | 73 | 139 | / |
| Akaefu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ekuofu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Akefou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akafeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okofou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okhofu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akafuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaffu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaffou | 67 | 7,979 | / |
| Okhuofu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Okoffou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akaphou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ackafou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akophou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akashfu | 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
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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 Akofu
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