Akalaye Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Akalaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akalaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger211:913,90620,544
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akalaye (11) may also be a first name.

Akalaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akalaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Akalaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Akalaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Akalaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akalaye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Akalaye is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 913,906. In Niger Akalaye is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 52 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 43 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Niger Akalaye exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

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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 Akalaye
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