Akosu Surname
Approximately 4,269 people bear this surname
Akosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,987 | 1:44,430 | 3,466 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akosu (602) may also be a first name.
Akosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akosu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akosu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,006th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,707,085 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akosu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 340,659th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 602 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,987 people, or 1 in 44,430. In Nigeria Akosu is most numerous in: Benue, where 86 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Akosu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Akosu
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