Akua Surname
Approximately 9,282 people bear this surname
Akua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,680 | 1:4,757 | 672 |
| Nigeria | 1,429 | 1:123,963 | 8,134 |
| Uganda | 992 | 1:39,354 | 5,044 |
| Ivory Coast | 344 | 1:67,068 | 3,820 |
| Papua New Guinea | 234 | 1:34,845 | 4,120 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Cameroon | 118 | 1:176,009 | 18,652 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Nauru | 58 | 1:205 | 55 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Ákua (1) are calculated separately.
Akua (32,807) may also be a first name.
Akua Demographics
Average Akua Salary in
United States
$37,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akua (Hindi: अकुआ, Oriya: ଅକୁଆ, Russian: Акуа) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ákua. Click here for further possible spellings of Akua.
How Common Is The Last Name Akua? popularity and diffusion
Akua is the 54,813th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 785,127 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akua are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akua is also the 26,009th most widespread first name in the world, held by 32,807 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 5,680 people, or 1 in 4,757. Not including Ghana Akua is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.
Akua Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Akua surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Akua earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning $37,641 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ákua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwua | 89 | 52 | / |
| Hakua | 89 | 37 | / |
| Ankua | 89 | 17 | / |
| Aukua | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gakua | 89 | 8 | / |
| Akuaa | 89 | 7 | / |
| Aikua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eakua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Akgua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Akkua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Akuay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aykua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akuoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Azkua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akqua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Angkua | 80 | 92 | / |
| Akkuas | 80 | 33 | / |
| Akwuah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Haikua | 80 | 11 | / |
| Akouha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aakwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achkua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ackuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agkuah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akuath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akuaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akwa | 75 | 9,835 | / |
| Agua | 75 | 9,733 | / |
| Okua | 75 | 1,432 | / |
| Acua | 75 | 1,089 | / |
| Aqua | 75 | 624 | / |
| Akuo | 75 | 317 | / |
| Ekua | 75 | 149 | / |
| Ackuayi | 73 | 701 | / |
| Ackuach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ackquah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuahah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akway | 67 | 3,350 | / |
| Gakuo | 67 | 2,614 | / |
| Aquah | 67 | 1,152 | / |
| Aguay | 67 | 862 | / |
| Akwaa | 67 | 801 | / |
| Akwah | 67 | 724 | / |
| Ascua | 67 | 718 | / |
| Hakwa | 67 | 625 | / |
| Akwai | 67 | 586 | / |
| Aguad | 67 | 584 | / |
| Acqua | 67 | 564 | / |
| Aquea | 67 | 378 | / |
| Azcua | 67 | 217 | / |
| Aguaz | 67 | 211 | / |
| Okuah | 67 | 162 | / |
| Aguah | 67 | 111 | / |
| Aicua | 67 | 103 | / |
| Acuat | 67 | 74 | / |
| Okwua | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hagua | 67 | 59 | / |
| Akwuo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Aquay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Aigua | 67 | 45 | / |
| Aquai | 67 | 43 | / |
| Haqua | 67 | 37 | / |
| Agwua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Acuas | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ekwua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Akvah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ajcua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aguai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Augua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aquas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Acuay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aguea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okuae | 67 | 12 | / |
| Augwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Augba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aquad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aquwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aikwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akwha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hekua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ancua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aykwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hakuo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aqqua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aguaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahkuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ankuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aghua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onkua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Acuad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ackwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aguaí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gokua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gacua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aggua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aguau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokua | 67 | 1 | / |
Akua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକୁଆ | aku'a | - |
| Akua in the Hindi language | ||
| अकुआ | aku'a | 66.67 |
| अकूआ | aku'a | 16.67 |
| आकूअ | aku'a | 16.67 |
| Akua in the Russian language | ||
| Акуа | akua | - |
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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 Akua
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