Akowo Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Akowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akowo (12) may also be a first name.
Akowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akowo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akowo.
How Common Is The Last Name Akowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akowo are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Edo, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Akowo exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akouwo | 91 | 525 | / |
| Akowou | 91 | 56 | / |
| Akowho | 91 | 28 | / |
| Akowoh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akohwo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akoowo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akowoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eakowo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akawo | 80 | 2,133 | / |
| Akowa | 80 | 537 | / |
| Ekowo | 80 | 212 | / |
| Akewo | 80 | 62 | / |
| Okowo | 80 | 40 | / |
| Akuwo | 80 | 36 | / |
| Akovo | 80 | 25 | / |
| Akowouho | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ashkowoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akowua | 73 | 290 | / |
| Ekohwo | 73 | 209 | / |
| Ekowho | 73 | 62 | / |
| Akawou | 73 | 45 | / |
| Akouwa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Akoivo | 73 | 39 | / |
| Akewoh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Okoewo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Okuowo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akawoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akoboi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okoowo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Asqowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gokowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akowaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akowad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okowuo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akawwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Askawo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akowah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akojuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gakovo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okohwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aukobo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akawoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akowga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akawoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoevo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adkowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akowacz | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hatkowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahkaboo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akhoywa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haikuwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akhoboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akawous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akouvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoubuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akouboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakovuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haykowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akowaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajkhowa | 67 | 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 Akowo
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