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
Akosa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akosa (Hindi: आकोश, Marathi: आकोसा) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akosa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,140th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,440,571 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Akosa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 363,109th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 539 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Without taking into account Ghana it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Akosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Akosa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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