Akha Surname
Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname
Akha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 424 | 1:1,809,116 | 64,170 |
| Afghanistan | 301 | 1:106,821 | 2,674 |
| Iran | 237 | 1:323,977 | 22,300 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Akha (2,230) may also be a first name.
Akha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akha (Bengali: আখি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺧﺎ, Hindi: अखा, Marathi: आखा, Oriya: ଅଖ, Russian: Аха) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 346,411th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,901,085 people. The surname Akha occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Akha are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Akha is also the 158,282nd most common first name world-wide, held by 2,230 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 1,809,116. In India Akha is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 59 percent live, Manipur, where 10 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 29 percent live and Iran, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺧﺎ | akha | - |
| Akha in the Bengali language | ||
| আখি | akhi | - |
| Akha in the Hindi language | ||
| अखा | akha | 95.47 |
| ाखा | akha | 2.77 |
| आखा | akha | 1.76 |
| Akha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଖ | akha | 82.5 |
| ଅଖା | akha | 7.5 |
| ଆଖ | akha | 5 |
| ଏକହଂସ | ekahansa | 2.5 |
| ଆଖା | akha | 2.5 |
| Akha in the Marathi language | ||
| आखा | akha | 66 |
| अखा | akha | 32.67 |
| Akha in the Russian language | ||
| Аха | aha | - |
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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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- 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 Akha
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