Akusu Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5901:111,4117,422
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England111:5,065,278148,650
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akusu (145) may also be a first name.

Akusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akusu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akusu? popularity and diffusion

Akusu is the 241,315th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,400,692 people. The last name Akusu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akusu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akusu is also the 766,399th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 145 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,590 people, or 1 in 111,411. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 44 percent live, Benue, where 27 percent live and Plateau, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Akusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akusu last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Atkusu9123/
Akousu918/
Akkusu918/
Akusuh911/
Akuesu911/
Hakusui833/
Akousou831/
Gakhusu831/
Akkuscu831/
Gaakusu831/
Akosu804,269/
Okusu802,036/
Akisu80344/
Akuju8042/
Akuzu8039/
Ekusu8022/
Akucu8010/
Akuessou771/
Akuisseu771/
Akoussou771/
Akoussuh771/
Okutsu737,921/
Akkuzu734,184/
Hakuju73263/
Akisuy73183/
Akguzu7348/
Hakisu738/
Okuscu737/
Akoosu737/
Okousu737/
Aquisu735/
Akujou734/
Akhosu733/
Akujju732/
Akosuh731/
Akoesu731/
Hakuxu731/
Okushu731/
Akouzu731/
Ekuesu731/
Akujut731/
Akissu731/
Akosuu731/
Aakosu731/
Akossu731/
Akauzu731/
Akujau731/
Hokushu67227/
Okkuscu67137/
Akkuşçu6781/
Okutshu6721/
Aikusoe6718/
Akouzou6712/
Hokusui676/
Akudjui671/
Akudjou671/
Akuchuh671/
Akhoushouh671/
Hokutsu671/
Gokkusu671/

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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 Akusu
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