Akaaya Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Akaaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Akaaya (18) may also be a first name.
Akaaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akaaya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Akaaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akaaya is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Akaaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akaaya reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akaaya is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 18 people.
The last name Akaaya is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 92 percent live, Nasarawa, where 5 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria Akaaya occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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 Akaaya
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