Akol Surname
Approximately 92,370 people bear this surname
Akol Surname User-submission:
Akol is a Philippine surname with ambiguous origins.
May be related to the Ugandan surname, which means 'sunlight' or 'light of the family'.
Akol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 43,048 | 1:907 | 77 |
| South Sudan | 26,950 | 1:424 | 89 |
| Sudan | 16,800 | 1:2,233 | 314 |
| Turkey | 2,255 | 1:34,511 | 3,664 |
| Kenya | 1,772 | 1:26,061 | 2,926 |
| Philippines | 688 | 1:147,149 | 24,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 212 | 1:38,461 | 4,642 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Syria | 44 | 1:438,660 | 5,021 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Akol (40,683) may also be a first name.
Akol Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Akol is a Philippine surname with ambiguous origins.
May be related to the Ugandan surname, which means 'sunlight' or 'light of the family'.
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Akol Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akol Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akol (Hindi: अकोल, Marathi: अकोल, Russian: Аколь) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akol? popularity and diffusion
Akol is the 6,130th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 78,895 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Akol reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akol is also the 21,894th most common first name worldwide, held by 40,683 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 43,048 people, or 1 in 907. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kumi District, where 17 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 14 percent are found and Serere District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 29 percent are found and Sudan, where 18 percent are found.
Akol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Akol surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Akol surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Akol earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 248.43% more than the national average, earning R 828,012 per year; in United States they earn 30.3% less than the national average, earning $30,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.95% less than the national average, earning $31,323 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akol in the Hindi language | ||
| अकोल | akola | 87.5 |
| आकोल | akola | 12.5 |
| Akol in the Marathi language | ||
| अकोल | akola | 73.53 |
| अकोळ | akola | 8.82 |
| आकोळ | akola | 8.82 |
| आकोल | akola | 8.82 |
| Akol in the Russian language | ||
| Аколь | akol | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akol
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