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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akayu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akayu is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Akayu reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename on earth, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Rivers, where 33 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Akayu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 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
- 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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