Akhia Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Akhia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Akhia (1,172) may also be a first name.
Akhia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akhia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akhia (Arabic: ليخيا, Oriya: ଅଖିଆ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Akhia live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akhia is also the 231,982nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,172 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria Akhia is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 52 percent live, Edo, where 42 percent live and Benue, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akhia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akhia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଖିଆ | akhi'a | - |
| Akhia in the Arabic language | ||
| ليخيا | lykhya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Akhia
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