Akuso Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akuso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akuso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8921:198,59111,916
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akuso (96) may also be a first name.

Akuso Last Name Facts

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

Akuso is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akuso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akuso is the 373,425th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akuso live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akuso is also the 968,397th most widely held first name on earth, held by 96 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 198,591. In Nigeria Akuso is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 66 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aukuso91238/
Akusho9118/
Akauso914/
Akutso912/
Askuso912/
Akusso912/
Akueso911/
Akusio911/
Akuesso833/
Akousou831/
Akujo802,366/
Akoso801,216/
Akiso80895/
Akusa80834/
Okuso8034/
Ekuso8019/
Akuzo8011/
Akuco8010/
Acuso803/
Ajkusuoy771/
Akuessou771/
Akoussou771/
Akosso73847/
Okueso73259/
Okusho73113/
Hakusa7388/
Hokuso7376/
Aquiso7348/
Akusha7346/
Aikuzo7343/
Akisio7336/
Akosio7316/
Aukusa7314/
Accuso7314/
Akisso7313/
Akujjo737/
Akusah736/
Akisho736/
Okauso735/
Akusia735/
Akoeso735/
Akausa735/
Akousa734/
Akuesa734/
Akujou734/
Acusso733/
Ekueso733/
Akujoi732/
Akussa732/
Akuusa732/
Hakuco731/
Aikoso731/
Akosoa731/
Acusco731/
Akujoo731/
Ecauso731/
Acuiso731/
Acueso731/
Akouzo731/
Akuuzo731/
Akisoo731/
Ekusio731/
Ekauso731/
Akosho731/
Akudjo731/
Haïkousso711/
Hakucho6725,344/
Hakusha671,954/
Akossou671,902/
Akoesso671,591/
Akussah67929/
Aquisio67178/
Akoussa67172/
Akouzou6712/
Akoutsa6712/
Hakisso674/
Akousah674/
Hakusca672/
Akudjou671/
Akutsha671/
Akhoushouh671/
Gakhusa671/
Akousha671/
Gakusha671/
Aquosuo671/

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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
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  • 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 Akuso
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