Akiyele Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Akiyele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 403 | 1:25,647 | 3,441 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
Akiyele (35) may also be a first name.
Akiyele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akiyele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akiyele is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akiyele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 680,882nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akiyele reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akiyele is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 35 people.
The last name Akiyele is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 25,647. In Benin Akiyele is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 94 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 5 percent are found and Zou Department, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Benin it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 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 Akiyele
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