Akitela Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akitela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akitela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6711:68,8236,564
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Akitela (295) may also be a first name.

Akitela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akitela is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akitela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,143rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. Akitela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akitela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akitela is also the 513,559th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 295 people.

The last name Akitela is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 671 people, or 1 in 68,823. In Kenya Akitela is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 98 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live and Laikipia County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Akitela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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 Akitela
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