Akosa Surname
Approximately 2,986 people bear this surname
Akosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,593 | 1:16,962 | 2,149 |
| Nigeria | 511 | 1:346,659 | 18,769 |
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Kenya | 240 | 1:192,416 | 14,234 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Akosa (539) may also be a first name.
Akosa Demographics
Average Akosa Salary in
United States
$37,217 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akosa (Hindi: आकोश, Marathi: आकोसा) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akosa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 148,140th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,440,571 people. The last name Akosa is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Akosa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akosa is also the 363,109th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 539 people.
The surname Akosa is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Akosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Akosa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Akosa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $37,217 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akosa in the Marathi language | ||
| आकोसा | akosa | 72.73 |
| अकोसा | akosa | 27.27 |
| Akosa in the Hindi language | ||
| आकोश | akosa | 50 |
| आकॉसा | akosa | 50 |
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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 Akosa
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