Ako is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ako
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ako

How popular is Ako?

Ako is common in Tanzania.

Ako is ranked 14988 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Akos grew by 25.93985 per cent to 335 since 2000 and ranked 60196 after elevating 8777 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Others 30.45 13.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 29.55 61.28
Black 28.06 12.41
White 7.76 7.14
Ako is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Cameroon is ahead in terms of density. Around 35126 people have been found who wears Ako as their family name. Ako is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
83,411 Czech Republic8
16,861 Iran4
121,340 Spain4
2,966 Benin4
1,851 Togo3
108,034 Italy3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
37,372 Georgia2
15,999 Slovakia2
21,529 Singapore2
1,421 Gabon2
26,123 Malaysia2
28,232 Morocco2
34,681 Norway2
18,035 Egypt2
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
7,847 Albania1
56,169 Mexico1
9,498 Iceland1
624 Solomon Islands1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,505 Congo1
8,181 Botswana1
30,360 Thailand1
62,864 New Zealand1
6,967 Macedonia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
2,724 New Caledonia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
2,057 Myanmar1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
2,040 Mali1
7,895 South Korea1
1,970 Grenada1
13,606 Senegal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
36,547 Switzerland27
14,963 Scotland26
103,933 Canada25
42,407 Sweden22
52,530 Belgium22
62,494 Netherlands22
10,383 Burkina Faso20
109,551 Australia13
Countries with hundreds of Ako:
15,385 Indonesia777
47,433 India655
10,157 Kenya471
31,047 Germany336
77,364 United States311
32,528 France306
19,682 England269
31,070 Turkey140
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Ako:
3,199 Nigeria7,642
372 Cameroon7,434
568 Ivory Coast4,383
927 Ghana3,754
5,067 Philippines2,707
1,613 Iraq2,659
548 Papua New Guinea1,743
4,547 Tanzania1,131
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Comments

R
Rodger Speegle
 The origin of the name is Basque etymology of the name comes from the word agglutination of ATX and KB suffix which means rocky place this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Ako Namesakes

  • Kobi Ako Abayomi, Mathematician
  • Abdeslam Akouzar, Soccer player
  • Abiodun Akodu, Author
  • Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Politician
  • Marcus Ako, Actor
  • Thierry Ako, Football player
  • Rodrigue Ako, Cinematographer
  • Kobi Ako Abayomi, Mathematician
  • Broa Ako Rasol, Actor
  • Aaron O. Ako, Author

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