Akatsa Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akatsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akatsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3821:120,89010,105
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akatsa (53) may also be a first name.

Akatsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akatsa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akatsa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,963rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akatsa reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akatsa is also the 1,366,219th most common first name worldwide, held by 53 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 120,890. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent live, Nairobi County, where 32 percent live and Vihiga County, where 18 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Akatsa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akatsa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Akatsa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akatsat9218/
Akaatsa927/
Hakatsa926/
Akatsia922/
Akatsap921/
Ackatssa861/
Akatsi83984/
Akatse83930/
Akatso8360/
Akotsa835/
Aketsa835/
Ekatsa831/
Akatshi772,982/
Akhatsi772,114/
Akatcha77150/
Akaatse77134/
Okatsha7749/
Akoutsa7712/
Akatshe774/
Gakatsi774/
Hakatza771/
Akaatso771/
Akatsho771/
Akatsop771/
Akathsi771/
Akaza731,195/
Akaca73651/
Akatchai71111/
Hakatshi714/
Akoutsai711/
Akaatsee711/
Akotsiah711/
Gakoitsa711/
Akatshio711/
Gakatshi711/
Akotsaha711/
Akatshie711/
Akacha673,109/
Akaaza671,503/
Akotsi67194/
Akaaze6738/
Akotso6734/
Akazai6733/
Okatso6724/
Aikaca6716/
Akazay6715/
Akaeza6711/
Akaiza679/
Acotsa678/
Akotse678/
Hakaza677/
Akacia673/
Akazaa673/
Akadza672/
Akaçça672/
Akkaza672/
Akaatseer671/
Akahza671/
Ekatso671/
Akaica671/
Akazah671/
Aykaca671/
Akaçay671/
Akazea671/
Akhaza671/

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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 Akatsa
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