Akelu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Akelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Akelu (35) may also be a first name.
Akelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akelu (Hindi: अकेलू, Marathi: अकेलु, Oriya: ଆେକଲୁ) is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Akelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Akelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Akelu reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Akelu is mostly concentrated in: Zombo District, where 88 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent are found and Nakaseke District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akelu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେକଲୁ | aekalu | - |
| Akelu in the Marathi language | ||
| अकेलु | akelu | - |
| Akelu in the Hindi language | ||
| अकेलू | akelu | 80 |
| अकेलु | akelu | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Akelu
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