Akerley Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Akerley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akerley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9031:401,39435,091
Canada2921:126,18413,195
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Akerley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akerley (Russian: Акерлей) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 295,000th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,636,153 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Akerley live; 92 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 401,394. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 34 percent reside, Connecticut, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Akerley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Akerley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Akerley surname increased 1,672 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akerley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akerley last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Akerley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $43,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackerley932,185/
Akeirley931/
Akerly92192/
Akerle9215/
Ackerly861,302/
Akorley861,124/
Akerlie8635/
Akarley8631/
Akerler8619/
Ackerle8611/
Akerlei863/
Askerly862/
Akierly860/
Aeckerle80165/
Ackerlay8051/
Eckerley8041/
Askerler8040/
Ackerler8037/
Hakerler8012/
Ackarley806/
Aquerley805/
Akerelle804/
Akeerele801/
Ackerles801/
Acherley801/
Hackerle800/
Aeckerly800/
O'Kerley800/
Hackerly800/
Ockerley800/
Akrele7716/
Akerla775/
Akirle775/
Akorly775/
Akarle772/
Akorle772/
Akrely771/
Acerly771/
Ekerle770/
Haeckerle750/
Eckerle712,864/
Okorley71801/
Hekerle7168/
Äckerle7152/
Acarley7144/
Aakerli7118/
Akorlie7115/
Akkerla7112/
Akerlid714/
Akorlay711/
Aakrele711/
Aikerla711/
Hakarle711/
Okerlie710/
Ackerla710/
Ockerly710/
Acherly710/
Accorley679/
Heckerle678/
Aquerlei677/
Aquerlly671/
Aquirley671/
Akuirele671/
Eckerlie670/
Eacherly670/
Aicherle670/

Akerley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akerley in the Russian language
Акерлейakerlej-

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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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  • 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 Akerley
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