Akaleme Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akaleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akaleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akaleme Last Name Facts

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

Akaleme is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akaleme? popularity and diffusion

Akaleme is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Akaleme live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Akaleme is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Akaleme is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 23 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found and Kaduna, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Akaleme occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaeleme931/
Akalemee931/
Akalem9215/
Aqaleme861,401/
Akalema8652/
Okaleme8630/
Akkalem8617/
Akaleem868/
Akoleme864/
Ekaleme862/
Akalame862/
Akalome861/
Akeleme861/
Akhalame804/
Akhaleem801/
Akolemee801/
Aaqaleme801/
Akalim77467/
Aqalem7763/
Okalem772/
Akolem771/
Akheileme751/
Akhalomeh751/
Akahielem751/
Aiskaleem751/
Akhalameh751/
Ekeleme713,107/
Akalima71216/
Aqalame7197/
Okeleme7179/
Okalome7154/
Okalema7123/
Akhalim7111/
Okalime718/
Akolime711/
Okoleme711/
Aqaleem711/
Aqeleme711/
Akelemi711/
Akalimi711/
Akolome711/
Akolema711/
Hakalim711/
Akalomi711/
Hakalima671,379/
Aikalami673/
Okallome672/
Okalimeh672/
Akhelome671/
Ekelemeh671/
Ekalamme671/
Oikeleme671/
Ekhalemi671/
Akelemoi671/
Akhelame671/

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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 Akaleme
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