Akau
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Akau (plural Akaus)
- A surname from Hawaiian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Akau is the 35016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 644 individuals. Akau is most common among Mixed Race (44.72%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (37.11%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Akau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.
Tyap edit
Etymology edit
From a̱- (noun class) + ka̱u (“to give, to share, to divide”)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Akau
- a surname