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 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
| 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
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- 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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