Akamaye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Akamaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Akamaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akamaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akamaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akamaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Akamaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Akamaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akamaye reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Akamaye
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