Akayo Surname
Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname
Akayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,442 | 1:27,073 | 3,772 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Akayo (73) may also be a first name.
Akayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akayo (Russian: Акаё) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Akayo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 257,166th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,756,884 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akayo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 73 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,442 people, or 1 in 27,073. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Serere District, where 26 percent are found, Soroti District, where 24 percent are found and Ngora District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akayo in the Russian language | ||
| Акаё | akae | - |
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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 Akayo
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