Akor Surname

12,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria39,5891:4,475601
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
Uganda1,0911:35,7834,682
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Cameroon4191:49,5686,490
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
England421:1,326,62059,571
Niger221:872,36419,806
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Akor (5,508) may also be a first name.

Akor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akor (Hindi: आकोर, Marathi: अकोर, Russian: Акор) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,911th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 167,738 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akor live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akor is also the 90,473rd most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 5,508 people.

The surname Akor is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39,589 people, or 1 in 4,475. In Nigeria Akor is most prevalent in: Benue, where 42 percent live, Kogi, where 13 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Akor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Akor last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Akor surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Akor earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akour892,857/
Akore891,416/
Akkor891,174/
Gakor89350/
Akhor89198/
Akoor89126/
Akorh8964/
Aakor8938/
Aykor8931/
Aikor8927/
Ackor8921/
Adkor8919/
Hakor8913/
Akort8912/
Akorr8912/
Akoir898/
Akuor894/
Aukor894/
Akgor893/
Akoer892/
Akcor892/
Aekor892/
Eakor891/
Akosr891/
Askour803,322/
Aikore80478/
Akoure80407/
Akkour80361/
Akorhe80159/
Atkore80120/
Gaikor8066/
Haakor8039/
Hakore8037/
Akhore8033/
Akoore8031/
Hazkor8018/
Aakour8017/
Hakhor8017/
Akhort8015/
Aikhor8014/
Akkoor8013/
Atkour806/
Hakour805/
Akhour805/
Aikoor804/
Hakoor804/
Hakgor803/
Askort803/
Haukor802/
Akoire802/
Aukort802/
Eakoor801/
Aakore801/
Aukoor801/
Hackor801/
Aekhor801/
Aihkor801/
Aakoor801/
Aaikor801/
Hakort801/
Aikour801/
Akkhor801/
Aakhor801/
Askord801/
Aikort801/
Aykour801/
Eakour801/
Gakoor801/
Hakotr801/
Akar7572,829/
Okor755,011/
Akur754,375/
Ekor752,361/
Acor75811/
Aqor753/
Hakkour73171/
Hazkour7360/
Hakkoer7338/
Askhoir7313/
Ahakour7310/
Hatkoor738/
Aatkore735/
Akorowa734/
Hakhotr734/
Aikoore733/
Ahakore732/
Ahiekor732/
Akkourt732/
Ahakoor732/
Akhourd731/
Aikuore731/
Askkour731/
Ashkore731/
Aykkour731/
Aukhotr731/
Hakoire731/
Hackord730/
Akkar6716,441/
Okore6710,305/
Akare676,097/
Akure674,870/
Acord674,458/
Akkur671,302/
Hakar671,154/
Aykar671,061/
Akhar67885/
Aikar67783/
Aukar67670/
Okour67578/
Aykur67343/
Aakar67339/
Aqour67322/
Gokor67283/
Hasskour67234/
Accor67110/
Aikur67103/
Ackar6777/
Ekhor6771/
Ekorr6769/
Akuur6759/
Akcar6752/
Gakar6752/
Hokor6750/
Hakur6748/
Akaar6742/
Ağkar6727/
Acore6726/
Acour6725/
Gakur6724/
Okorh6722/
Aekar6720/
Okoor6718/
Akuir6717/
Aqoor6717/
Ookor6716/
Ajkar6715/
Okoer6713/
Akaur679/
Adcor679/
Ahkar678/
Akarh678/
Akhur677/
Acort677/
Aqkar677/
Akgar676/
Akarr675/
Okoir675/
Akgur675/
Gacor675/
Otkor674/
Aqore674/
Ekour673/
Ahcor673/
Aucor673/
Hakár673/
Eakar672/
Aakur672/
Ackur672/
Hackorth672/
Eikor672/
Azqor672/
Eckor672/
Okuor672/
Acoor671/
Acorp671/
Akahr671/
Aukur671/
Oukor671/
Eekor671/
Okorr671/
Ojkor671/
Okohr671/
Agkar671/
Okhor671/
Oikor671/
Okorz671/
Hacor671/
Ahkur671/
Ascor671/
Ashkhoor671/
Aãkar671/
Açkar671/
Aîcor671/
Okorp671/
Akurr671/
Akeur671/
Ockor671/
Akcur671/
Akurd670/

Akor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akor in the Hindi language
आकोरakora-
Akor in the Marathi language
अकोरakora66.67
आकोरakora33.33
Akor in the Russian language
Акорakor-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akor
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