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
The last name Akishi is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akishi.
How Common Is The Last Name Akishi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 904,049th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Akishi occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Akishi reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 203,350th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 1,467 people.
The surname Akishi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 97 percent are found, Kano, where 1 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
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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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