Akalama Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Akalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 450 | 1:117,648 | 11,268 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akalama (86) may also be a first name.
Akalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akalama (Bengali: আকলমা, Hindi: अकलमा, Marathi: अकळमा, Oriya: ଆକଲମା) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akalama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 626,382nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. The surname Akalama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akalama reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akalama is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 86 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 117,648. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 73 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 26 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Akalama is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akalamma | 93 | 4 | / |
| Akkalamma | 88 | 23 | / |
| Akhalamah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aakalamma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akalema | 86 | 52 | / |
| Okalama | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ekalama | 86 | 8 | / |
| Akaloma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akalame | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akalamo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akolama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akkallamma | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gakkalamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akoulama | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ekalaema | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ekalamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okalamma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akhalame | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aikalami | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akhalamhe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ecaailama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akhalameh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aqalame | 71 | 97 | / |
| Akelamo | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ekalema | 71 | 33 | / |
| Akoloma | 71 | 26 | / |
| Okalema | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ekolama | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ekalamo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ecalama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akolami | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akelema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akalomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akalomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okelama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akalome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akolema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakalomo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ekailoma | 67 | 28 | / |
| Haukkaluoma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akolomah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekalaimo | 67 | 1 | / |
Akalama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akalama in the Bengali language | ||
| আকলমা | akalama | - |
| Akalama in the Hindi language | ||
| अकलमा | akalama | - |
| Akalama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକଲମା | akalama | - |
| Akalama in the Marathi language | ||
| अकळमा | akalama | 50 |
| अकलमा | akalama | 50 |
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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 Akalama
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