Akunde Surname
Approximately 863 people bear this surname
Akunde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 417 | 1:424,803 | 21,997 |
| India | 377 | 1:2,034,656 | 69,432 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Akunde (101) may also be a first name.
Akunde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akunde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akunde (Marathi: एकुंडे) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akunde? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akunde is the 405,848th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Akunde live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 101 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 424,803. In Nigeria Akunde is most prevalent in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Ogun, where 5 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Akunde occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akunde Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akunde in the Marathi language | ||
| एकुंडे | ekunde | 93.84 |
| एकूंडे | ekunde | 4.45 |
| आकुंदे | akunde | 0.68 |
| आकूंडे | akunde | 0.34 |
| आकुंडे | akunde | 0.34 |
| अकुंडे | akunde | 0.34 |
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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 Akunde
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