Akishi Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Akishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Akishi (1,467) may also be a first name.
Akishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akishi is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akishi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 904,049th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Akishi live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akishi is also the 203,350th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,467 people.
The surname Akishi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 97 percent live, Kano, where 1 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
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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 Akishi
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