Akoto Surname
Approximately 44,510 people bear this surname
Akoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 38,584 | 1:700 | 102 |
| Togo | 2,205 | 1:3,287 | 494 |
| Ivory Coast | 643 | 1:35,881 | 2,376 |
| Benin | 601 | 1:17,197 | 2,332 |
| Kenya | 577 | 1:80,034 | 7,397 |
| Nigeria | 542 | 1:326,832 | 17,905 |
| United States | 359 | 1:1,009,635 | 74,488 |
| England | 241 | 1:231,195 | 19,235 |
| Uganda | 204 | 1:191,369 | 15,594 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Akoto (4,510) may also be a first name.
Akoto Demographics
Average Akoto Salary in
United States
$50,963 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akoto (Russian: Акото) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akoto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,607th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 163,728 people. Akoto is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akoto are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akoto is also the 102,456th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 4,510 people.
It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 38,584 people, or 1 in 700. Aside from Ghana it occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 5 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Akoto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Akoto surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Akoto are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Akoto earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning R 233,892 per year; in United States they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning $50,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $50,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akoto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akoto in the Russian language | ||
| Акото | akoto | - |
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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 Akoto
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