Akakia Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Akakia (26) may also be a first name.

Akakia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akakia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akakia is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akakia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akakia are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akakia is also the 2,084,397th most common first name globally It is held by 26 people.

The last name Akakia is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Akakia is most numerous in: Ngora District, where 92 percent reside and Kampala District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akakiah921/
Ekakia8355/
Akokia8348/
Akakya832/
Acakia831/
Akokhia77176/
Okhakia7741/
Aqakiha771/
Gakhokia71881/
Ekakya6755/
Ekokia678/
Okekia673/
Okakya672/
Ekekia671/
Okakea671/
Ocakia671/
Akhoukhia671/
Ecakia671/
Hekekia6279/
Acakios6211/
Okokhia624/
Akachea621/
Akokyaa621/
Ekekiah621/
Akhachio571/
Akokogio571/
Hakouchia5311/
Akouchiah532/
Okakyo5079/
Akekya501/

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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 Akakia
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