Akowo Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Akowo is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Akowo is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Akowo live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akowo is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name globally It is held by 12 people.

Akowo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Edo, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akouwo91525/
Akowou9156/
Akowho9128/
Akowoh913/
Akohwo912/
Akoowo911/
Akowoa911/
Eakowo911/
Akawo802,133/
Akowa80537/
Ekowo80212/
Akewo8062/
Okowo8040/
Akuwo8036/
Akovo8025/
Akowouho773/
Ashkowoo771/
Akowua73290/
Ekohwo73209/
Ekowho7362/
Akawou7345/
Akouwa7345/
Akoivo7339/
Akewoh7332/
Okoewo7319/
Okuowo736/
Akawoh735/
Akoboi735/
Okoowo735/
Asqowo734/
Gokowo734/
Akowaa734/
Akowad734/
Okowuo734/
Akawwo734/
Askawo734/
Akowah734/
Akojuo733/
Gakovo733/
Okohwo732/
Aukobo732/
Akoowa732/
Akawoa732/
Ekouwo731/
Akhowa731/
Akowga731/
Gakuwo731/
Hokowo731/
Okowoo731/
Okowoh731/
Aikowa731/
Akawoi731/
Akaawo731/
Akoovo731/
Akoiwa731/
Akoevo731/
Hakawo731/
Okowou731/
Akewou731/
Adkowa731/
Akowacz6741/
Hatkowa6710/
Ahkaboo679/
Akhoywa674/
Haikuwo674/
Akhoboh671/
Okouwoy671/
Akawous671/
Akouvou671/
Akoubuo671/
Akouboi671/
Akoswaa671/
Hakovuo671/
Hakoiwa671/
Haykowa671/
Akowaah671/
Akoibou671/
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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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  • 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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