Akounou Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akounou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akounou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3921:52,9826,904
Niger521:369,07710,509
Benin491:210,93119,709
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akounou (66) may also be a first name.

Akounou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akounou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akounou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akounou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 588,441st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akounou are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Akounou is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 66 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 52,982. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 56 percent live, South Region, where 32 percent live and Littoral Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Cameroon Akounou is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent live and Benin, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akounnou9326/
Hakounou936/
Akouenou933/
Akoungou933/
Akougnou931/
Akounoue931/
Akonou92100/
Haikounou881/
Okounou86430/
Akongou862/
Akoenou861/
Akoinou861/
Akonnou861/
Akono8318,200/
Akuno831,254/
Akunu83838/
Akohouenou8218/
Akowenou8079/
Okoungou8020/
Oukounou8014/
Akoyinou809/
Gokounou803/
Akoyenou802/
Akojenou802/
Okounnou802/
Akonnous801/
Okougnou801/
Akongo7722,962/
Akouna773,120/
Akungu77552/
Gakono77470/
Akunut77170/
Akanou77121/
Akungo7783/
Akaunu7763/
Akuenu7755/
Okonou7736/
Aykunu7729/
Akonoy7727/
Gakunu7718/
Akuino7717/
Akoono7711/
Hakuno779/
Aukunu777/
Akonoi777/
Akonho776/
Akonoh776/
Aakunu775/
Akhunu774/
Okounu772/
Aikono772/
Akueno772/
Hakono772/
Akunno772/
Hakunu771/
Akonno771/
Gakuno771/
Akhuno771/
Akhono771/
Akunoi771/
Akoino771/
Akonoe771/
Akeuno771/
Aakono771/
Askono771/
Akunoh771/
Okunou771/
Ockoungou754/
Houkounou751/
Oukkounou751/
Akoyhenou751/
Akhonohue751/
Akhouna711,195/
Akhungu71513/
Aukongo71400/
Akounad71205/
Gakungu71178/
Hakouna7125/
Akounga7118/
Aukonop7117/
Akounna7114/
Akounah7111/
Gakanou7111/
Gackono7111/
Gakungo7110/
Auskono718/
Akongoi718/
Akunajo718/
Akhuino717/
Okuonou716/
Akon'go716/
Akannou714/
Gakonoh714/
Okongou713/
Akunoye713/
Hokonou713/
Aikongo712/
Akuongo712/
Gokonou712/
Okeunou711/
Ahkonoh711/
Akonoja711/
Akoonoh711/
Houkounnou711/
Okonnou711/
Gakouna711/
Aikuino711/
Akhunui711/
Akhongo711/
Akossinnou711/
Akouena711/
Akounai711/
Akohnoh711/
Akonhgo711/
Akonngo711/
Akoongo711/
Hakungu711/
Okoungo711/
Okuno6760,222/
Akano6717,930/
Okono674,202/
Akuna672,264/
Akona671,866/
Acuno67966/
Okunu67401/
Akonu67300/
Acono67112/
Akiojano6777/
Acunu6771/
Hakaungu6721/
Akhajunu6718/
Ocuno6716/
Houkonou6714/
Achkanou6713/
Hoikonou679/
Akhounna678/
Oukannou674/
Akkounad674/
Okounoye673/
Akounach672/
Aakonoji671/
Akhanous671/
Goukanou671/
Akungowe671/
Achkouna671/
Aqono671/
Hakkouna671/
Hakaungo671/
Akunnayu671/
Oukhanou671/
Akoungna671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akounou
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