Akuku Surname
Approximately 9,480 people bear this surname
Akuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,321 | 1:7,337 | 1,280 |
| Kenya | 3,082 | 1:14,984 | 1,810 |
| Nigeria | 676 | 1:262,046 | 15,025 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akuku (1,176) may also be a first name.
Akuku Demographics
Akuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akuku (Russian: Акуку) occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akuku.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 53,804th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 768,728 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuku live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Akuku is also the 231,499th most common first name world-wide, held by 1,176 people.
Akuku is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,321 people, or 1 in 7,337. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Busia District, where 30 percent live, Adjumani District, where 23 percent live and Namayingo District, where 22 percent live. Apart from Uganda Akuku is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Akuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Akuku last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akukut | 91 | 7 | / |
| Akuuku | 91 | 6 | / |
| Akouku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akukuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gakuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hakuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akuhku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akoukou | 83 | 66 | / |
| Askukuh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akuikeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuekou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuikou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Askukuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okuku | 80 | 13,459 | / |
| Ekuku | 80 | 1,191 | / |
| Acuku | 80 | 413 | / |
| Akoku | 80 | 143 | / |
| Akiku | 80 | 50 | / |
| Akucu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Akoukouy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okukcu | 73 | 85 | / |
| Acukcu | 73 | 74 | / |
| Ekueku | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ekeuku | 73 | 39 | / |
| Hakiku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Acukut | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ekauku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okukut | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okukku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okukuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akooku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odkuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achkoukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekuikui | 67 | 1,578 | / |
| Okoukou | 67 | 125 | / |
| Ekhukhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhukhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkuscu | 67 | 1 | / |
Akuku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akuku in the Russian language | ||
| Акуку | akuku | - |
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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 Akuku
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