Akales Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1161:398,10322,333
Uganda751:520,52429,324
India401:19,176,635286,670
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akales (6,219) may also be a first name.

Akales Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akales (Hindi: अकलेस, Marathi: आकलेस, Oriya: ଅକେଲସ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akales? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,038,570th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Akales are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 83,723rd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 6,219 people.

The surname Akales is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 398,103. In Kenya Akales is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Akales Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhales9230/
Akalesh9221/
Akalees9219/
Aikales923/
Akalese921/
Akals9114/
Aikhales86206/
Akhalesh8675/
Hakalets8622/
Ekales83385/
Akalis8337/
Acales832/
Akoles831/
Akeles831/
Aikals831/
Akalje831/
Akhals831/
Atkals831/
Ekalees7710/
Agcales778/
Akhalis773/
Haikals771/
Ekaales771/
Akkeles771/
Hakalje771/
Akalice771/
Akelesh771/
Ascales770/
Akalz732/
Ekals731/
Akols730/
Haikalis71107/
Haykalis718/
Akkalish716/
Akhaliss714/
Akhelesh713/
Eackeles712/
Akaleche711/
Ascalese711/
Akeelesh711/
Aecaleis710/
Gokals67352/
Akelis67158/
Akelys679/
Ackols679/
Okalis676/
Akolis675/
Ekeles674/
Acoles671/
Askallech671/
Acalis671/
Ocales671/
Aascolese671/
Ecales671/
Eakols670/
Eckals670/

Akales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akales in the Hindi language
अकलेसakalesa93.33
अखिलेशakhilesa2.22
अकलेस़akalesa2.22
अकलेश्ाakalesa2.22
Akales in the Oriya language
ଅକେଲସakelasa75
ଆକେଲସakelasa25
Akales in the Marathi language
आकलेसakalesa55.17
अकलेसakalesa41.38
एकलेसekalesa3.45

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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 Akales
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