Akunbu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akunbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akunbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akunbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akunbu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akunbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akunbu is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Akunbu is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Akunbu are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Akunbu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Akunbu is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akumbu83465/
Akonbu8328/
Okunbu8311/
Gakumbu7757/
Akumbeu7711/
Akumbuu777/
Akumbui774/
Akonbou772/
Akaumbu772/
Okunbud771/
Akumbuh771/
Akonmbu771/
Akoumbou715/
Akombu671,104/
Ekumbu67109/
Okumbu6714/
Okonbu671/
Aukombu624/
Okunwut621/
Hekumbu621/
Akombuh621/
Okoumbou579/
Akonwu5043/
Okombu504/
Acombu503/
Ecumbu501/

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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 Akunbu
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