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 most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 38,587th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 534,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Akala reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 49,836th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 13,550 people.
The last name Akala is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,412 people, or 1 in 27,627. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and Togo, where 15 percent reside.
Akala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Akala last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (54%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Akala last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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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- 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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