Akayi Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Akayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| Benin | 92 | 1:112,344 | 12,545 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Akayi (614) may also be a first name.
Akayi Demographics
Average Akayi Salary in
United States
$26,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akayi (Oriya: ଆକାୟୀ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akayi? popularity and diffusion
Akayi is the 802,733rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Akayi are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 337,097th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 614 people.
Akayi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Akayi is primarily found in: Benue, where 40 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Akayi occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Akayi Last Name Statistics demography
Akayi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକାୟୀ | akayi | - |
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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 Akayi
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