Akeleke Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Akeleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akeleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akeleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akeleke is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akeleke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akeleke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akeleke reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Akeleke is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 50 percent reside, Osun, where 33 percent reside and Delta, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adkeleke | 93 | 6 | / |
| Akelekeh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okeleke | 86 | 5,115 | / |
| Akkelek | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ekeleke | 86 | 9 | / |
| Akeloke | 86 | 7 | / |
| Akaleke | 86 | 4 | / |
| Acıkelek | 80 | 14 | / |
| Acheleke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okelieke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okelekee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akelik | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okelek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akheliker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akcelik | 71 | 76 | / |
| Okoleke | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ozkelek | 71 | 31 | / |
| Akalike | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akelegh | 71 | 17 | / |
| Okeleka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Askelik | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okaleke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hokelek | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okeloke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okeleki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akiloke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekelike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okolieke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akilekaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akhilekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akchelik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekeluike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akchelyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hachelek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ho'kelek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeleche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okalaeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocheleke | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akeleke
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