Akamelu Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akamelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akamelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2461:720,09333,031
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Akamelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akamelu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akamelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 959,117th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akamelu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 720,093. In Nigeria Akamelu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 35 percent reside, Adamawa, where 17 percent reside and Enugu, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Akamelu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Akamelu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.23% more than the national average, earning R 656,436 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akammelu9310/
Akaemelu934/
Okamelu8614/
Akamalu8612/
Okammelu8032/
Akkamolu804/
Akhamalu803/
Akkamallu751/
Akemoğlu671/
Ahkemoğlu637/
Okomolu571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Akamelu
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