Akove Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Akove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akove (72) may also be a first name.
Akove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akove Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akove is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akove click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akove? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,252,959th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Akove occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Akove live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Akove is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 37 percent live, Northern, where 36 percent live and West Sepik, where 25 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Akove occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Benin, where 15 percent live.
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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 Akove
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