Akurah Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Akurah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Akurah (13) may also be a first name.
Akurah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akurah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akurah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Akurah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akurah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Akurah is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Akurah reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Akurah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 50 percent live, Borno, where 32 percent live and Adamawa, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live.
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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 Akurah
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