Akhoya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Akhoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akhoya (18) may also be a first name.
Akhoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akhoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akhoya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akhoya is the 7,593,402nd most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Akhoya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akhoya is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
The surname Akhoya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Akhoya is most common in: Busia County, where 33 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside. Besides Kenya Akhoya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Akhoya
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