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
Average Akala Salary in
United States
$47,994 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akala (Hindi: अकाला, Marathi: आकला, Oriya: ଆକଲା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akala.
How Common Is The Last Name Akala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,587th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 534,748 people. The surname Akala is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akala live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akala is also the 49,836th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 13,550 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,412 people, or 1 in 27,627. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common 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 surname is predominantly 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 US average, with 100% being registered with the 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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