Akú Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Akú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Aku (20,894) are calculated separately.

Akú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akú is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Aku. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akú? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Akú are found; 67 percent are found in Central America and 67 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,041,334. In Guatemala Akú is most frequent in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Guatemala Akú occurs in one country. It is also found in Mexico, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aku8920,894/
Akúč862/
Akaú861/
Ak8095,113/
Aka67133,597/
Ake6756,620/
Yak6751,441/
Ako6741,506/
Aek6727,122/
Aki6721,866/
Aok6714,066/
Oak674,828/
Aik674,688/
Akh672,733/
Uak672,132/
Iak671,426/
Auk671,136/
Ack671,118/
Aky67696/
Eak67170/
Aak67136/
Akk67132/
Aké6796/
Ayk6788/
Awk6742/
Ajk6728/
Akw6719/
Agú6710/
A K6710/
Ahk6710/
Akø678/
Akâ671/
Akè671/
Akî671/
Aïk671/
Akı671/
Akó671/

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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 Akú
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