Akala Surname
Approximately 13,628 people bear this surname
Akala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,412 | 1:27,627 | 2,358 |
| Kenya | 2,190 | 1:21,087 | 2,430 |
| Togo | 2,100 | 1:3,451 | 531 |
| Benin | 974 | 1:10,612 | 1,467 |
| Cameroon | 420 | 1:49,450 | 6,468 |
| India | 375 | 1:2,045,508 | 69,697 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Niger | 205 | 1:93,620 | 3,909 |
| Uganda | 194 | 1:201,233 | 16,122 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Congo | 77 | 1:64,793 | 5,717 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Turkey | 27 | 1:2,882,275 | 84,327 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Akala (13,550) may also be a first name.
Akala Demographics
Akala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akala (Hindi: अकाला, Marathi: आकला, Oriya: ଆକଲା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,587th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 534,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Akala are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akala is also the 49,836th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 13,550 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,412 people, or 1 in 27,627. In Nigeria Akala is primarily found in: Kano, where 26 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Ogun, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live and Togo, where 15 percent live.
Akala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Akala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (54%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Akala surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Akala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,994 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akala in the Hindi language | ||
| अकाला | akala | 72.83 |
| अकला | akala | 23.94 |
| आकाला | akala | 2.22 |
| आकला | akala | 0.51 |
| ाकला | akala | 0.1 |
| अकाल | akala | 0.1 |
| अकलेा | akalea | 0.1 |
| ाकाला | akala | 0.1 |
| Akala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକଲା | akala | 64.62 |
| ଆକାଲା | akala | 16.92 |
| ଅକଲା | akala | 10.77 |
| ଅକଳା | akala | 4.62 |
| ଆକଲୀ | akali | 1.54 |
| ଆେକଲା | aekala | 1.54 |
| Akala in the Marathi language | ||
| आकला | akala | 29.17 |
| अकाला | akala | 20.83 |
| अलका | alaka | 16.67 |
| एकला | ekala | 8.33 |
| अकळा | akala | 8.33 |
| अकला | akala | 8.33 |
| अकिला | akila | 4.17 |
| कैलास | kailasa | 4.17 |
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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
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- 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 Akala
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