Akeja Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Akeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akeja (56) may also be a first name.
Akeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akeja (Hindi: अकेजा) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akeja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akeja is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Akeja is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Akeja reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akeja is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 56 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 43 percent reside, Benue, where 20 percent reside and Ekiti, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akeja in the Hindi language | ||
| अकेजा | akeja | - |
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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 Akeja
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