Akuka Surname
Approximately 2,084 people bear this surname
Akuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Namibia | 28 | 1:86,050 | 7,998 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Akuka (468) may also be a first name.
Akuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akuka (Marathi: एकुका, Russian: Акука) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 200,299th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,496,903 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akuka live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 468 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 20,532. Excluding Ghana this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akuka in the Marathi language | ||
| एकुका | ekuka | - |
| Akuka in the Russian language | ||
| Акука | akuka | - |
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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 Akuka
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