Akusa Surname
Approximately 834 people bear this surname
Akusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 556 | 1:318,602 | 17,544 |
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Uganda | 87 | 1:448,727 | 26,843 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Akusa (888) may also be a first name.
Akusa Demographics
Akusa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akusa (Hindi: आकुश, Marathi: आकुसा, Oriya: ଆକୁସା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Akusa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akusa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 416,960th most frequent surname on earth. It is 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. It is also the 272,746th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 888 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 318,602. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria Akusa exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Akusa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Akusa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akusa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକୁସା | akusa | - |
| Akusa in the Hindi language | ||
| आकुश | akusa | 75 |
| अकुसा | akusa | 25 |
| Akusa in the Marathi language | ||
| आकुसा | akusa | 50 |
| आकूसा | akusa | 22.73 |
| अकुसा | akusa | 18.18 |
| अकुश | akusa | 4.55 |
| नाकुषा | nakusa | 4.55 |
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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 Akusa
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