Akuaku Surname

135,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akuaku Surname User-submission:

The surname Akuaku among the Ewes of the Volta region means 'quality'. Some groups within the Ewe tribe use the word akuakuɔ to speak of a thing with high quality, durability and what have you. Over the years, the name found itself with changes in the spellings.

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Akuaku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
Uganda2131:183,28315,165
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England111:5,065,278148,650
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Akuaku (227) may also be a first name.

Akuaku Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Akuaku among the Ewes of the Volta region means 'quality'. Some groups within the Ewe tribe use the word akuakuɔ to speak of a thing with high quality, durability and what have you. Over the years, the name found itself with changes in the spellings. Some people add a c to make it Ackuaku.

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Akuaku Demographics

Average Akuaku Salary in
United States

$66,550 USD

Per year
Rank:
131,098 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.90161E-6
Rank: 727,303 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
154.23%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Akuaku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akuaku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akuaku is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akuaku is the 135,906th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,205,006 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akuaku are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 596,468th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 227 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 3,048 people, or 1 in 8,865. Beside Ghana Akuaku is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Akuaku Last Name Statistics demography

Akuaku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning $66,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackuaku921,420/
Akuoku83440/
Okuaku832/
Anguaku77399/
Okwuaku7741/
Akwakou771/
Akwakeu771/
Aguakau771/
Eguaku6713/
Akwoku673/
Okuoku672/
Oguaku671/
Akouhokou671/
Ekuoku671/
Akwokui621/
Agbakuu621/
Ecwaku50101/
Egwaku5046/
Agwoku5014/
Akwaku508/
Ekwaku503/
Okwaku502/
Agwaku501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akuaku
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