Akka Surname
Approximately 17,571 people bear this surname
Akka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,309 | 1:2,847 | 396 |
| India | 4,290 | 1:178,803 | 10,947 |
| Morocco | 3,238 | 1:10,647 | 1,509 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Niger | 466 | 1:41,185 | 2,190 |
| Algeria | 208 | 1:185,729 | 22,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 134 | 1:68,375 | 6,373 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Turkey | 110 | 1:707,467 | 36,087 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| Spain | 85 | 1:550,024 | 26,624 |
| Japan | 74 | 1:1,727,626 | 25,989 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Afghanistan | 55 | 1:584,603 | 6,939 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Bulgaria | 25 | 1:279,156 | 14,366 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Akka (8,533) may also be a first name.
Akka Demographics
Akka Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Akka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻛﻪ, Hindi: अक्का, Oriya: ଏକ୍କା, Russian: Акка) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,404th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 414,749 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Akka are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Akka is also the 68,150th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,533 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 7,309 people, or 1 in 2,847. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent live and Morocco, where 18 percent live.
Akka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Akka last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (60%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକ୍କା | ekka | 84.62 |
| ଆକ୍କା | akka | 7.69 |
| ଏକକା | ekaka | 7.69 |
| Akka in the Hindi language | ||
| अक्का | akka | 84.21 |
| एक्का | ekka | 10.53 |
| अकका | akaka | 2.63 |
| अक्को | akko | 2.63 |
| Akka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻛﻪ | akh | 40 |
| ﺁﻙ | ak | 20 |
| ﻋﻚ | k | 20 |
| ﺍﻛﺎ | aka | 20 |
| Akka in the Russian language | ||
| Акка | akka | - |
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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
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