Akuegbu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akuegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akuegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Akuegbu (12) may also be a first name.

Akuegbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akuegbu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuegbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Akuegbu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuegbu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 42 percent reside, Abia, where 23 percent reside and Rivers, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwuegbu9333/
Akuegbuu932/
Akugbu922/
Akaegbu86295/
Aguegbu8621/
Acuegbu863/
Okuegbu863/
Akwegbu861/
Ekuegbu861/
Akoegbu861/
Okwuegbu80252/
Akwaegbu8070/
Agwuegbu8016/
Akawegbu803/
Ekwuegbu802/
Okhuegbu801/
Okouegbu801/
Akigbu7713/
Oguegbu71559/
Okaegbu71139/
Aguogbu7171/
Okwegbu7130/
Ekwegbu715/
Okoegbu715/
Akhigbu713/
Okaugbu711/
Agbegbu711/
Ogwuegbu67881/
Agbeagbu6727/
Acheigbu677/
Egwuegbu675/
Ekwoegbu672/
Okwwegbu671/
Okweugbu671/
Ekwegbou671/
Akaigbou671/
Okwaegbu671/
Oukaegbu671/
Oncuegbu671/

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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 Akuegbu
  • 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