Akusa Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5561:318,60217,544
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Uganda871:448,72726,843
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Akusa (888) may also be a first name.

Akusa Last Name Facts

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

Akusa (Hindi: आकुश, Marathi: आकुसा, Oriya: ଆକୁସା) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akusa.

How Common Is The Last Name Akusa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 416,960th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,738,065 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Akusa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akusa is also the 272,746th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 888 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 318,602. In Nigeria Akusa is most frequent in: Benue, where 81 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside and Kano, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Akusa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakusa9188/
Akusha9146/
Akusai9135/
Aukusa9114/
Akusah916/
Akusia915/
Akausa915/
Akousa914/
Akuesa914/
Akussa912/
Akuusa912/
Hakusha831,954/
Akussah83929/
Akoussa83172/
Akushai8350/
Akoutsa8312/
Akousah834/
Hakusca832/
Gakusha831/
Gakhusa831/
Akhusai831/
Akutsha831/
Akousha831/
Akisa805,377/
Okusa803,927/
Akosa802,986/
Akuso80960/
Akuse80679/
Akusi80360/
Acusa80161/
Akuza80114/
Ekusa8035/
Akuja8027/
Akuca804/
Akoussah77642/
Akkoussa77200/
Askushaj7754/
Ahkoussa771/
Akoutsai771/
Akissa73713/
Acuisa73387/
Okusia73336/
Acuesa73310/
Ekusai73262/
Aukuso73238/
Akushi73187/
Akisah73141/
Akushe73132/
Hakuza73119/
Akisai73117/
Akujah7388/
Akucia7351/
Aikuse7348/
Akudja7332/
Aquisa7332/
Akusis7327/
Akutsi7324/
Akusho7318/
Hakisa7316/
Akisha7313/
Akossa7313/
Okusai7313/
Akusey7312/
Hekusa7312/
Okuesa7310/
Aikosa738/
Akuser738/
Hakuča737/
Hakosa736/
Oukusa736/
Akosha736/
Okusah736/
Akkisa735/
Akosia735/
Akiesa735/
Akujai735/
Akauso734/
Akusie734/
Gakusi733/
Acussa733/
Ascusa732/
Akouse732/
Akusso732/
Ekussa732/
Hakusi732/
Akause732/
Askuso732/
Okousa732/
Akauja732/
Akutso732/
Okusha732/
Hakuca732/
Okussa732/
Akouza732/
Okutsa732/
Gacusa732/
Aakuja731/
Akuseh731/
Akujau731/
Akuzia731/
Okusat731/
Ekusha731/
Aikisa731/
Akkuja731/
Akujat731/
Akuset731/
Akusio731/
Akuuja731/
Akuuza731/
Akueso731/
Akouja731/
Akousi731/
Akausi731/
Akeuse731/
Acusia731/
Akhisa731/
Akusit731/
Akosoa731/
Aucosa731/
Akhoussas711/
Akushie671,332/
Akushey67422/
Akoussi67356/
Akkusci67278/
Aquisay67144/
Acquisa67103/
Hakushi6758/
Aïkossa6755/
Akaushi6728/
Okoussa6726/
Akkuser6722/
Aikossa6718/
Akousse6715/
Akissai6714/
Okusaya6712/
Hakisha677/
Akoudja676/
Okusaja676/
Akouser675/
Akaushe675/
Akuitse675/
Akossay675/
Akuucha674/
Akutshi674/
Hakusui673/
Hakisah673/
Akuesso673/
Hokusai672/
Akishah672/
Akutsey672/
Akushei672/
Akissay672/
Aîkossa672/
Aquissa672/
Akiesha671/
Hakucha671/
Hakusih671/
Aakushe671/
Akhisha671/
Akuushe671/
Okousia671/
Hakuuza671/
Hakiesa671/
Hakissa671/
Ekoussa671/
Agkousi671/
Akousou671/
Akouzat671/
Aykossa671/
Akhousi671/
Akishaa671/
Aikouse671/
Akauser671/
Aquisha671/

Akusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akusa in the Oriya language
ଆକୁସାakusa-
Akusa in the Hindi language
आकुशakusa75
अकुसाakusa25
Akusa in the Marathi language
आकुसाakusa50
आकूसाakusa22.73
अकुसाakusa18.18
अकुशakusa4.55
नाकुषाnakusa4.55

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akusa
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