Cognomen Akou (Akou 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Akou is characteristic of Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, Togo, and Algeria, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ivory Coast, Algeria, and Kenya. Likewise, Akou is the forename as well as the last name.