Akoel Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Akoel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 134 | 1:291,338 | 20,450 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Akoel (34) may also be a first name.
Akoel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akoel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akoel is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akoel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,527,735th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. Akoel occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akoel are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akoel is also the 1,775,424th most common forename at a global level It is held by 34 people.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 291,338. In Uganda Akoel is most numerous in: Katakwi District, where 67 percent reside, Amuria District, where 20 percent reside and Ngora District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Akoel
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