Akerejah Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Akerejah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akerejah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akerejah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akerejah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akerejah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerejah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Akerejah are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 55 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Oyo, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akereja93413/
Akerea862/
Akereje8068/
Akeresa8010/
Akerija804/
Akerejo801/
Okereja801/
Akaerea801/
Ackerea800/
Okerejai752/
Haukerea752/
Akirijah751/
Akereich751/
Ekereyah751/
Aikeraja751/
Akerezai751/
Akorea7131/
Akerae7113/
Akerey7112/
Akerei719/
Akeray714/
Akerie713/
Okerea713/
Okerej712/
Akeree712/
Aikerhead711/
Akeraa711/
Akerue711/
Akarea711/
Akerai711/
Akerye711/
Akarahu67362/
Okereji67158/
Hakarea6763/
Ekereya6745/
Akherie6726/
Akheraj6718/
Okereje6714/
Akerhei6713/
Akereie679/
Akereut677/
Ackerie677/
Akirija675/
Akoreje673/
Akkerue673/
Akarahy672/
Okerueh672/
Akereye672/
Aikerai671/
Akereyo671/
Akeeroj671/
Akeeraj671/
Akherei671/
Akiraja671/
Akheray671/
Akereco671/
Aikerau671/
Akoreha671/

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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 Akerejah
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