Akuama Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akuama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akuama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Akuama Last Name Facts

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

Akuama occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuama? popularity and diffusion

Akuama is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Akuama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akuama reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Akuama is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 63 percent reside, Abia, where 15 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Akuama is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akuamoa92439/
Ankuama9218/
Hakuama921/
Akkuamma863/
Akuoma83105/
Akwama8367/
Ekuama8329/
Aguama8322/
Okuama8310/
Akuame835/
Akuami831/
Okuhama771,424/
Aguamah7764/
Aekwama7748/
Agwuama7722/
Akwaima7716/
Aguamea7714/
Akwuoma778/
Aikwama774/
Akwamma773/
Akwuame773/
Gakuami772/
Okuatma771/
Akuhame771/
Akuamoh771/
Anguamea712,948/
Ahukwama7189/
Ekwuhama7112/
Akwaimai711/
Okuamaya711/
Aquamaia711/
Aguhamad711/
Oguama672,804/
Agbama67908/
Okwama67353/
Aguoma67186/
Akwamo67155/
Okuoma67133/
Ekwama67128/
Agwama6736/
Akuomo679/
Aquami678/
Ekuoma676/
Akwami675/
Akwamy671/
Akuome671/
Eguama671/
Akwoma671/
Acuhammas671/

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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 Akuama
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