Akerele Surname

28,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akerele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akerele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria17,7321:9,9901,079
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England2861:194,81817,152
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Benin201:516,78033,864
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Akerele (388) may also be a first name.

Akerele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akerele is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,691st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 389,230 people. The surname Akerele is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akerele are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akerele is also the 439,750th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 388 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,732 people, or 1 in 9,990. In Nigeria Akerele is most frequent in: Ondo, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ekiti, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Akerele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Akerele last name are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akerele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 212.68% more than the national average, earning R 743,052 per year and in United States they earn 17.09% more than the national average, earning $50,523 USD per year.

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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
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