Akogu Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Akogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 891 | 1:198,813 | 11,930 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akogu (129) may also be a first name.
Akogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akogu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akogu.
How Common Is The Last Name Akogu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 394,847th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akogu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akogu is also the 818,356th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 129 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 891 people, or 1 in 198,813. In Nigeria Akogu is most common in: Kogi, where 40 percent reside, Rivers, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akogou | 91 | 429 | / |
| Akongu | 91 | 30 | / |
| Akuogu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Akougu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akoguz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akoguu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akoogu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akougou | 83 | 39 | / |
| Akoghui | 83 | 17 | / |
| Akongou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akoogou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akagu | 80 | 452 | / |
| Okogu | 80 | 397 | / |
| Akegu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Akugu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ekogu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akoungou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akungu | 73 | 552 | / |
| Okongu | 73 | 170 | / |
| Akagou | 73 | 66 | / |
| Akangu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Gacogu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Akugau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Okogau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okoghu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okoegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuguh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akughu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhungu | 67 | 513 | / |
| Okongou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hakungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akanghu | 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 Akogu
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