Akileng Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akileng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akileng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0241:38,1244,905
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Akileng (19) may also be a first name.

Akileng Last Name Facts

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

Akileng is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akileng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 349,967th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akileng are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 19 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,024 people, or 1 in 38,124. In Uganda Akileng is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 47 percent live, Amuria District, where 14 percent live and Bukedea District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Akileng Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaileng932/
Akoileng931/
Okileng86279/
Ekileng8623/
Akiling866/
Hakleng861/
Okaileng80122/
Hakiling801/
Aciling7113/
Akeling719/
Akuling717/
Okiling713/
Ekiling712/
Okeleng711/
Ekeleng711/
Akilenkova711/
Aykilinc6734/
Akcelenk6732/
Aquiling6713/
Akkilinc6710/
Acheleng671/
Hakkeling63103/
Hackeling6340/
Ekeling5719/
Okuling576/
Aceling571/
Oceleng571/
Ozkilinc537/
Hokkeling5066/
Heckeling500/

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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 Akileng
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