Akelo Surname
Approximately 5,172 people bear this surname
Akelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,792 | 1:16,540 | 1,986 |
| Uganda | 1,992 | 1:19,598 | 2,900 |
| Benin | 126 | 1:82,029 | 9,693 |
| Tanzania | 110 | 1:481,287 | 32,644 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akelo (537) may also be a first name.
Akelo Demographics
Akelo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akelo (Hindi: अकेलो) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akelo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akelo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 92,397th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,409,038 people. The last name Akelo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akelo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 363,820th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 537 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,792 people, or 1 in 16,540. In Kenya Akelo is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 18 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent live and Migori County, where 15 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 39 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
Akelo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akelo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akelo in the Hindi language | ||
| अकेलो | akelo | - |
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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 Akelo
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