Akufu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akufu 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
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akufu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akufu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akufu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Akufu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 12 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

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
Akuffu91489/
Hakufu9112/
Ackufu916/
Gakufu911/
Akoufui831/
Ekufu80128/
Okufu8063/
Akifu804/
Okaufu7310/
Okeufu732/
Okkuffu671/
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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 Akufu
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