Akubu Surname
Approximately 3,073 people bear this surname
Akubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,645 | 1:66,973 | 4,896 |
| Uganda | 304 | 1:128,419 | 11,921 |
| Kenya | 120 | 1:384,832 | 21,900 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name Akubu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Akubu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akubu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,573rd most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,371,476 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akubu reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 227,976th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,207 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,645 people, or 1 in 66,973. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 24 percent live, Zamfara, where 15 percent live and Yobe, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakubu | 91 | 182 | / |
| Gakubu | 91 | 40 | / |
| Akubou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Akuebu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Aukubu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akubui | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akuibu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akubeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akaubu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akubuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aykubu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akusbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akoubou | 83 | 64 | / |
| Akhubut | 83 | 39 | / |
| Akeubou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuibou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akibu | 80 | 6,523 | / |
| Ekubu | 80 | 164 | / |
| Okubu | 80 | 98 | / |
| Akobu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Acubu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Akeubeuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gakoubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhoubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikoubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakibu | 73 | 2,162 | / |
| Hokubu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Okuibu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Okubus | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aikibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akibuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aakibu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekubeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ahkibu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akibuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akunpu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okubou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gokubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekubau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaïkoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekeubou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akouvou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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