Akilu Surname
Approximately 16,125 people bear this surname
Akilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14,453 | 1:12,256 | 1,253 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Akilu (16,617) may also be a first name.
Akilu Demographics
Akilu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Akilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akilu (Hindi: अकीलु, Marathi: अकीलु) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akilu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,942nd most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 451,941 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akilu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akilu is also the 43,225th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 16,617 people.
Akilu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,453 people, or 1 in 12,256. In Nigeria Akilu is primarily found in: Kano, where 23 percent are found, Katsina, where 17 percent are found and Zamfara, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Akilu is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Akilu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Akilu surname is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Akilu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akilu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akilu in the Marathi language | ||
| अकीलु | akilu | 66.67 |
| अिकलु | aikalu | 33.33 |
| Akilu in the Hindi language | ||
| अकीलु | akilu | 45.71 |
| अकीलू | akilu | 22.86 |
| अकिलु | akilu | 11.43 |
| अकील | akila | 5.71 |
| आकिलु | akilu | 5.71 |
| अकिलू | akilu | 5.71 |
| आकिल | akila | 2.86 |
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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 Akilu
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