Akuva Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4151:426,85022,077
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akuva (133) may also be a first name.

Akuva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akuva (Hindi: अकुवा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akuva is the 670,508th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akuva live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akuva is also the 804,402nd most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 133 people.

The surname Akuva is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 426,850. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and Togo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akueva91136/
Akhuva912/
Akouva911/
Akuvaa911/
Akauva911/
Akkueva831/
Akuwa80432/
Akuve80195/
Akiva80171/
Akuvi8013/
Ekuva808/
Akuvo807/
Okuva804/
Akieva73878/
Akuhwa73606/
Akouvi73548/
Akoeva73432/
Akowua73290/
Akivay73139/
Akuvuo7356/
Akouwa7345/
Akuwah7320/
Hakuwa7318/
Akujua7312/
Akujba7312/
Okueva7311/
Askuvo735/
Ackuve734/
Gakuvi734/
Akuwai733/
Akeuba732/
Akauve732/
Akauwa731/
Akuywa731/
Aikuvi731/
Akubaa731/
Akuvie731/
Akivah731/
Akouve731/
Akuvit731/
Akhieva67113/
Akkieva67108/
Hakauba6760/
Hakieva6716/
Ozkuvat6716/
Akhoeva679/
Akahuwa677/
Hakuwai676/
Akuwaha674/
Aukauwa673/
Akouwai672/
Akoubah672/
Akaubah672/
Akhauwa671/
Akauveh671/
Akuwaja671/
Akuwuah671/
Haikuwa671/
Agkoeva671/
Akuwach671/
Akouvou671/
Akeuwah671/
Aykouba671/

Akuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akuva in the Hindi language
अकुवाakuva-

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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 Akuva
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