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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་) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Akú. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 25,769^th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 348,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Aku are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,214^th most widespread given name on earth, held by 20,428 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11,960 people, or 1 in 14,811. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 23 percent live, Benue, where 14 percent live and Nasarawa, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Aku Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Aku last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Aku surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with 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.