Awunyo-Akaba Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awunyo-Akaba Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Akaba.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Awunyo-Akaba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Awunyo-Akaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awunyo-Akaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Awunyo-Akaba is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awunyo-Akaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awunyo-Akaba is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Awunyo-Akaba reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anakaba743/
Anyakuba707/
Anyakapa703/
Onyakaba701/
Anyokapa701/
Anakabhai6786/
Ankaba6711/
Anakab679/
Anokhabai676/
Onyeakaba673/
Anokab671/
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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 Awunyo-Akaba
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