Akayala Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akayala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akayala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Akayala (5) may also be a first name.

Akayala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akayala is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akayala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Akayala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Akayala reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Akayala is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent forename globally, held by 5 people.

The last name is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger Akayala is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Zambia, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Akayala
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