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
Akuka (Marathi: एकुका, Russian: Акука) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akuka is the 200,299th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,496,903 people. It 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. Akuka is also the 393,633rd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 468 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 20,532. Excluding Ghana it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
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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