Akiliu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akiliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akiliu (26) may also be a first name.

Akiliu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akiliu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiliu? popularity and diffusion

Akiliu is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Akiliu is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Akiliu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Akiliu is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akilu9116,125/
Hakilius863/
Hakilu834,428/
Akilou832,122/
Akiolu8361/
Akhilu8317/
Aakilu839/
Ahkilu834/
Akkilu832/
Akailu831/
Akilui831/
Akileu831/
Aikilu831/
Hakilou771,897/
Akiolou7728/
Haikilu778/
Akkilou775/
Akailou771/
Akailui771/
Akielou771/
Akuilou771/
Akoilou771/
Aakilou771/
Akhilau771/
Akulu737,962/
Ekilu73279/
Acilu7397/
Aqilu7351/
Akelu7336/
Okilu7314/
Hakioğlu7149/
Askelius7124/
Hakelius7115/
Hakhilou711/
Akilouyi711/
Akullu6753,370/
Okoilu67320/
Akkulu67292/
Aqiluy67214/
Ekileu67209/
Okhilu67144/
Achilu67115/
Akulau6747/
Haqilu6740/
Akelou6735/
Aakulu6734/
Akleou6718/
Ekilau6717/
Akoylu6714/
Akuulu6710/
Akyolu678/
Akeelu677/
Okiolu676/
Hakkioğlu673/
Hakulu673/
Aquilu673/
Aikelu673/
Hakelu672/
Okilou672/
Akuleu672/
Okeliu671/
Akhulu671/
Ekilui671/
Akkelu671/
Aukulu671/
Ahkulu671/
Ekuilu671/

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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 Akiliu
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