Akor Surname
Approximately 43,446 people bear this surname
Akor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39,589 | 1:4,475 | 601 |
| Ghana | 1,593 | 1:16,962 | 2,149 |
| Uganda | 1,091 | 1:35,783 | 4,682 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Cameroon | 419 | 1:49,568 | 6,490 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Akor (5,508) may also be a first name.
Akor Demographics
Akor Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
Akor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akor in the Hindi language | ||
| आकोर | akora | - |
| Akor in the Marathi language | ||
| अकोर | akora | 66.67 |
| आकोर | akora | 33.33 |
| Akor in the Russian language | ||
| Акор | akor | - |
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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 Akor
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