Akré Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akré Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akré Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Akre (10,259) are calculated separately.

Akré Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akré is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can also appear as: Akre. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akré? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akré is the 3,274,477th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Akré occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Akré reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Akré is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 823,973. Outside of The Ivory Coast Akré occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akre9210,259/
Akra7510,159/
Akri751,153/
Akry75187/
Aakre672,177/
Akrer67362/
Azkri67312/
Akray67244/
Akraa67229/
Hakri67182/
Aakri67140/
Akrie67132/
Akrey67124/
Ackre67116/
Akhri6789/
Ackra6785/
Akrai6774/
Akhre6759/
Hakra6755/
Akreh6736/
Gakre6732/
Aakra6724/
Agkra6723/
Akryt6721/
Akrid6716/
Akhra6713/
Akrei6712/
Akroj6711/
Aukra678/
Akraj677/
Akroi676/
Gakri675/
Hakre675/
Akrea675/
Akroa674/
Akkra674/
Askre673/
Akrri672/
Akrih672/
Atkre672/
Adkri672/
Akkre671/
Akrge671/
Eakri671/
Akrze671/
Akree671/
Aukri671/
Aikri671/
Agkri671/
Gokré671/
Àakri671/
Akrza671/
Akrio671/
Akrry671/

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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 Akré
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