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 surname Akosu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akosu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akosu is the 109,006th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,707,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akosu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akosu is also the 340,659th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 602 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,987 people, or 1 in 44,430. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 86 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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