Akiso Surname
Approximately 895 people bear this surname
Akiso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 557 | 1:70,088 | 7,793 |
| Kenya | 254 | 1:181,811 | 13,664 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Akiso (47) may also be a first name.
Akiso Demographics
Akiso Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akiso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akiso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akiso is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akiso.
How Common Is The Last Name Akiso? popularity and diffusion
Akiso is the 394,524th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. The surname Akiso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akiso are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akiso is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 47 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 557 people, or 1 in 70,088. In Uganda Akiso is primarily found in: Bukedea District, where 21 percent are found, Soroti District, where 18 percent are found and Serere District, where 16 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Akiso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Akiso
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