Akelem Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Akelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 112 | 1:348,565 | 22,932 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akelem occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akelem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akelem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Akelem is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akelem live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 348,565. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kumi District, where 56 percent live, Bukedea District, where 13 percent live and Serere District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikelem | 92 | 4 | / |
| Akeleme | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekelem | 83 | 105 | / |
| Akalem | 83 | 15 | / |
| Akelim | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okelem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Acelem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akolem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akheileme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akahielem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeleme | 77 | 79 | / |
| Akkalem | 77 | 17 | / |
| Okoelem | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akaleem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Aquelem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeliem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekelem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aqeleme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeleam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhileme | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ekelehem | 71 | 3 | / |
| Heukelem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akhaleem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oikeleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akalim | 67 | 467 | / |
| Aqalem | 67 | 63 | / |
| Okehielem | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ekalem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okolem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekelim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akolim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocelem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okalem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acelim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akilim | 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 Akelem
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