Akuw Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Akuw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Akuw (15) may also be a first name.
Akuw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akuw is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuw are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Akuw is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akuwe | 89 | 164 | / |
| Akuwh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Akauw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Askuw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Aykuw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aikuwe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Akouwe | 80 | 29 | / |
| Agkouw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akkuwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ahkouw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akauhw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akow | 75 | 150 | / |
| Akuv | 75 | 66 | / |
| Akuf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Okuw | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ekuw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Acuw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Achkouw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akubowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuwe | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Hakow | 67 | 31 | / |
| Akufe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ahkow | 67 | 11 | / |
| Acuwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akeub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hakuf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gacuw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuws | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojkuw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akuph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aakuf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odkuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acuuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aakuv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuhv | 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 Akuw
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