Akubu Surname

144,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6451:66,9734,896
Uganda3041:128,41911,921
Kenya1201:384,83221,900
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akubu (1,207) may also be a first name.

Akubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akubu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Akubu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,573rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,371,476 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akubu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akubu is also the 227,976th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 1,207 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,645 people, or 1 in 66,973. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 24 percent reside, Zamfara, where 15 percent reside and Yobe, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakubu91182/
Gakubu9140/
Akubou9112/
Akuebu915/
Aukubu914/
Akubui913/
Akuibu912/
Akubeu911/
Akaubu911/
Akubuh911/
Aykubu911/
Akusbu911/
Akoubou8364/
Akhubut8339/
Akeubou831/
Akuibou831/
Akibu806,523/
Ekubu80164/
Okubu8098/
Akobu8069/
Acubu808/
Akeubeuh772/
Gakoubou771/
Akhoubou771/
Aikoubou771/
Hakibu732,162/
Hokubu7322/
Okuibu7317/
Okubus7314/
Aikibu735/
Akibuh735/
Aakibu733/
Ekubeu733/
Ahkibu733/
Akibuu731/
Akhobu731/
Akunpu731/
Okuebu731/
Akoobu731/
Okubou731/
Gokubu731/
Ekubau731/
Aukobu731/
Gaïkoubou711/
Ekeubou675/
Ekoubou672/
Acoubou672/
Akouvou671/

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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 Akubu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis