Akowakou Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Akowakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 289 | 1:35,763 | 4,612 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akowakou (17) may also be a first name.
Akowakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akowakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akowakou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akowakou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 914,967th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname Akowakou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akowakou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.
The last name Akowakou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 35,763. In Benin Akowakou is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 69 percent live, Plateau Department, where 16 percent live and Zou Department, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akouwakou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akowaku | 93 | 40 | / |
| Akowako | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akawakou | 88 | 89 | / |
| Akowokou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akowacou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akawhakou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akawako | 80 | 21 | / |
| Akuwaku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akobako | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akawaku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akawuaku | 75 | 15 | / |
| Akabakou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Okowoko | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akoboku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akubaku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuboku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akawoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okowokko | 63 | 3 | / |
| Akubuoko | 63 | 3 | / |
| Okohwaka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akawouka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akabokoye | 59 | 15 | / |
| Okowokowe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Akabaka | 53 | 28 | / |
| Akoboka | 53 | 4 | / |
| Okuwaka | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okoboko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Akkavaka | 50 | 1 | / |
| Akhaboka | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Akowakou
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