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 occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akuso.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuso? popularity and diffusion

Akuso is the 373,425th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akuso live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 96 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 198,591. In Nigeria Akuso is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 66 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Akuso
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