Aketola Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Aketola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aketola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Aketola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aketola has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aketola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aketola are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Aketola is primarily found in: Mono Department, where 50 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oketola861,307/
Akitola86135/
Akatola861/
Acettola809/
Okeitola807/
Otketola803/
Accetola801/
Okoetola801/
Accettola75341/
Akitela71689/
Ekatola7168/
Akitula718/
Okitola716/
Akitala712/
Oketula711/
Ekotola711/
Akatala711/
Akitolo711/
Eakotela674/
Akatalya674/
Akhatala673/
Hakatolo671/
Akitelah671/
Aquitola671/

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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 Aketola
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