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
Akayu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Akayu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akayu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akayu is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found 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 widely held forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Akayu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
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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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