Akoshi Surname
Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname
Akoshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 990 | 1:178,932 | 11,011 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Akoshi (181) may also be a first name.
Akoshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akoshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akoshi (Marathi: आकोशी) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akoshi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akoshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akoshi is the 354,583rd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akoshi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akoshi is also the 677,199th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 181 people.
The last name Akoshi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 990 people, or 1 in 178,932. In Nigeria Akoshi is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 40 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 24 percent are found and Benue, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akoshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akoshi in the Marathi language | ||
| आकोशी | akosi | 70.13 |
| अकोशी | akosi | 27.27 |
| आकोिश | akoisa | 2.6 |
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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 Akoshi
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