Aka Surname
Approximately 133,597 people bear this surname
Aka Surname Definition:
Aka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (prefix) A small thing or person.
Aka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 91,382 | 1:252 | 33 |
| Nigeria | 14,627 | 1:12,111 | 1,240 |
| Turkey | 11,598 | 1:6,710 | 920 |
| Bangladesh | 4,596 | 1:34,673 | 2,145 |
| Cameroon | 1,992 | 1:10,426 | 1,386 |
| India | 1,919 | 1:399,721 | 21,162 |
| Japan | 1,304 | 1:98,040 | 5,990 |
| Indonesia | 1,002 | 1:131,985 | 13,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 946 | 1:8,619 | 666 |
| Burkina Faso | 766 | 1:23,958 | 1,534 |
| Benin | 532 | 1:19,428 | 2,600 |
| Afghanistan | 530 | 1:60,666 | 1,957 |
| France | 458 | 1:145,028 | 22,418 |
| Niger | 288 | 1:66,639 | 3,050 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Congo | 149 | 1:33,484 | 3,295 |
| Bulgaria | 125 | 1:55,831 | 3,739 |
| French Polynesia | 123 | 1:2,283 | 462 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Philippines | 97 | 1:1,043,693 | 87,866 |
| Pakistan | 82 | 1:2,178,584 | 20,204 |
| Mauritania | 76 | 1:53,880 | 3,890 |
| Iran | 69 | 1:1,112,790 | 49,471 |
| Israel | 69 | 1:124,024 | 13,566 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Senegal | 42 | 1:347,127 | 1,792 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Northern Cyprus | 30 | 1:10,634 | 2,776 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Akâ (1) are calculated separately.
Aka (81,963) may also be a first name.
Aka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Aka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (prefix) A small thing or person.
Aka Demographics
Average Aka Salary in
England
£22,459
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Aka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aka (Arabic: عكا, Bengali: একা, Georgian: აკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻛﻪ, Hindi: प्रकाश, Marathi: आका, Oriya: ଆକା, Russian: Ака, Tibetan: ཨ་ཀ་) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Akâ. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aka? popularity and diffusion
Aka is the 4,200th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 54,549 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Aka are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,119th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 81,963 people.
It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 91,382 people, or 1 in 252. In The Ivory Coast Aka is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 27 percent are found, Comoé District, where 25 percent are found and Lacs District, where 16 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast it exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.
Aka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Christian (92%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
The amount Aka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning 392,180 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,370 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.7% less than the national average, earning R 150,432 per year and in Canada they earn 18.37% less than the national average, earning $40,558 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aka in the Georgian language | ||
| აკა | aka | - |
| Aka in the Bengali language | ||
| একা | eka | - |
| Aka in the Marathi language | ||
| आका | aka | 77.5 |
| अका | aka | 22.5 |
| Aka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཀ་ | aka | 66.67 |
| ཨེ་ཀ་ | éka | 33.33 |
| Aka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକା | aka | 48.39 |
| ଅକା | aka | 32.26 |
| ଅକ | aka | 9.68 |
| ମଲିକ | malika | 3.23 |
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 3.23 |
| ଆକ | aka | 3.23 |
| Aka in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 47.51 |
| आका | aka | 23.48 |
| अका | aka | 22.38 |
| आकड़ | akara | 2.76 |
| ढ़ाका | rhaka | 2.21 |
| Aka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻛﻪ | akh | 29.73 |
| ﺁﻛﺎ | aka | 24.32 |
| ﺍﻛﺎ | aka | 21.62 |
| ﺃﻛﺎ | aka | 5.41 |
| ﺁﻙ | ak | 5.41 |
| ﻋﺎﻙ | ak | 2.7 |
| ﺁﻛﺎﺀ | aka | 2.7 |
| ﺀﺍﻛﻪ | akh | 2.7 |
| ﻋﻜﻪ | kh | 2.7 |
| ﺁﻛﺎﻩ | akah | 2.7 |
| Aka in the Russian language | ||
| Ака | aka | - |
| Aka in the Arabic language | ||
| عكا | ka | - |
| اكا | aka | - |
| كا | ka | - |
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