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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akusu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 241,315th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,400,692 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akusu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 766,399th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 145 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,590 people, or 1 in 111,411. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 44 percent live, Benue, where 27 percent live and Plateau, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Akusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akuusu9185/
Akushu9139/
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
  • 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 Akusu
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