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

Aku (Bengali: অকু, Hindi: अकू, Marathi: आकु, Oriya: ଅକୁ, Tibetan: ཨ་ཀུ་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Akú. Click here for other potential spellings of Aku.

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

Aku is the 25,769^th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 348,787 people. This surname 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 widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20,428 people.

The last name Aku is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,960 people, or 1 in 14,811. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 23 percent reside, Benue, where 14 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Aku Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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% registered with the 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.