Akelu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

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

The last name Akelu (Hindi: अकेलू, Marathi: अकेलु, Oriya: ଆେକଲୁ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Akelu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Akelu live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Zombo District, where 88 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent are found and Nakaseke District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaelu9162/
Akelou9135/
Akeelu917/
Aikelu913/
Hakelu912/
Akkelu911/
Askelou83454/
Gakelou834/
Akeslou831/
Akielou831/
Aikelui831/
Akheelu831/
Hakeelu831/
Akalu8028,822/
Akilu8016,125/
Akolu80426/
Ekelu80226/
Okelu80184/
Acelu8061/
Askelius7724/
Hakelius7715/
Akelouch771/
Hakilu734,428/
Akilou732,122/
Akhalu73317/
Akkalu7369/
Akiolu7361/
Achelu7349/
Ekeulu7321/
Okaelu7320/
Akleou7318/
Akhilu7317/
Okealu7317/
Akollu7316/
Akoylu7314/
Aakalu7314/
Akalau7310/
Aakilu739/
Akyolu738/
Akiliu737/
Akaalu737/
Okoelu736/
Okelou736/
Aikolu735/
Akallu735/
Hakalu735/
Akholu734/
Akeloo734/
Ahkilu734/
Akkolu733/
Aekalu733/
Akkilu732/
Aqeelu732/
Okeliu731/
Okeulu731/
Akileu731/
Akaleu731/
Aikilu731/
Akilui731/
Ahkalu731/
Akailu731/
Aekolu731/
Aikalu731/
Ekaelu731/
Hakilou671,897/
Akahalu67294/
Hakoğlu67142/
Hakkolu6778/
Akkollu6777/
Akalahu6734/
Akiolou6728/
Akcollu6720/
Hakyolu6716/
Eakollu6711/
Haikilu678/
Okoeluu677/
Akkilou675/
Eikelau674/
Aquelau674/
Aklehou673/
Aakaalu673/
Hakalau672/
Hakolou672/
Akallou671/
Akailou671/
Akoilou671/
Akuilou671/
Akehloo671/
Aakilou671/
Askoylu671/
Akkyolu671/
Akailui671/
Akhilau671/
Eakkalu671/
Ahkhalu671/

Akelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akelu in the Oriya language
ଆେକଲୁaekalu-
Akelu in the Marathi language
अकेलुakelu-
Akelu in the Hindi language
अकेलूakelu80
अकेलुakelu20

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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 Akelu
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