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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhia? popularity and diffusion
Akhia is the 2,168,711th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Akhia reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231,982nd most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 1,172 people.
Akhia is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria Akhia is mostly found in: Lagos, where 52 percent are found, Edo, where 42 percent are found and Benue, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
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
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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 Akhia
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