Akuve Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Akuve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
Akuve (33) may also be a first name.
Akuve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akuve occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuve? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akuve is the 1,206,588th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. Akuve occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Akuve live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 33 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 79 percent reside, Niger, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackuve | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akauve | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akuvie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akouve | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akauveh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuva | 80 | 446 | / |
| Akuwe | 80 | 164 | / |
| Akive | 80 | 20 | / |
| Akuvi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Akouvi | 73 | 548 | / |
| Akivie | 73 | 231 | / |
| Aikuwe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Akouwe | 73 | 29 | / |
| Akuwei | 73 | 29 | / |
| Akuhwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akuwee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akhube | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gakuvi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gakuwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akkuwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akeube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuhue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akhuva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akieve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akouva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okouve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akusue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akubee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikuvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuvaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuvit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akauva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuweit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ozkuvet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akhuewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akoubeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoubee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukuwei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akuve
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis