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

The surname Aku (Bengali: অকু, Hindi: अकू, Marathi: आकु, Oriya: ଅକୁ, Tibetan: ཨ་ཀུ་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Akú. Click here to see other potential spellings of Aku.

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

The surname Aku is the 25,769^th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 348,787 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 20,428 people.

The surname Aku is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 11,960 people, or 1 in 14,811. In Nigeria Aku is most numerous in: Imo, where 23 percent live, Benue, where 14 percent live and Nasarawa, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs 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 bearing the Aku surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

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