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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuve? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akuve is the 1,206,588th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Akuve reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 33 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria Akuve is most numerous in: Benue, where 79 percent live, Niger, where 10 percent live and Bayelsa, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
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