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
Akua Political Affiliation
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Akua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akua (Hindi: अकुआ, Oriya: ଅକୁଆ, Russian: Акуа) is found most in Ghana. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ákua. For other possible spellings of Akua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 54,813th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 785,127 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akua reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,009th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 32,807 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 5,680 people, or 1 in 4,757. Aside from Ghana Akua is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.
Akua Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Akua last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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
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- 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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