Akayu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Akayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akayu (12) may also be a first name.
Akayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akayu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akayu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Akayu live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Akayu is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Rivers, where 33 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.
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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 Akayu
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