Akrofi Surname

39,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akrofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akrofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,0921:2,064339
England571:977,51048,999
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Akrofi (979) may also be a first name.

Akrofi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akrofi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akrofi is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akrofi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,681st most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 550,960 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akrofi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 257,484th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 979 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 13,092 people, or 1 in 2,064. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Akrofi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Akrofi are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Akrofi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $39,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akrofie9212/
Akroffi921/
Akrafi8316/
Akhrofe779/
Akhrafi771/
Akroufe771/
Akhroufe711/
Okrafi67166/
Okrefi6784/
Okrofa6736/
Oukrafi621/
Ashcrofy575/
Ekhroufe571/

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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 Akrofi
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