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Where Does The Last Name Aku Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Aku (Bengali: অকু, Hindi: अकू, Marathi: आकु, Oriya: ଅକୁ, Tibetan: ཨ་ཀུ་) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Akú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aku? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 25,769^th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 348,787 people. The surname Aku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Aku live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,214^th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 20,428 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,960 people, or 1 in 14,811. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 23 percent are found, Benue, where 14 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Aku Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Aku last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aku earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning R 143,424 per year and in United States they earn 19.24% less than the national average, earning $34,845 USD per year.