Akoli Surname
Approximately 14,170 people bear this surname
Akoli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,175 | 1:4,255 | 763 |
| Congo | 1,932 | 1:2,582 | 419 |
| Togo | 1,575 | 1:4,602 | 829 |
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| Nigeria | 363 | 1:487,997 | 24,474 |
| Indonesia | 230 | 1:574,996 | 45,970 |
| Niger | 195 | 1:98,421 | 4,058 |
| Ivory Coast | 116 | 1:198,890 | 8,549 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Akoli (1,071) may also be a first name.
Akoli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akoli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akoli (Hindi: अकोली, Marathi: अकोळी) is most common in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akoli.
How Common Is The Last Name Akoli? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,185th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 514,294 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akoli reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akoli is also the 244,349th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,071 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 9,175 people, or 1 in 4,255. In Uganda Akoli is primarily found in: Lira District, where 19 percent are found, Apac District, where 15 percent are found and Alebtong District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 14 percent are found and Togo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akoli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akoli in the Hindi language | ||
| अकोली | akoli | 63.64 |
| आकोली | akoli | 36.36 |
| Akoli in the Marathi language | ||
| अकोळी | akoli | 61.54 |
| आकोली | akoli | 15.38 |
| अकोली | akoli | 15.38 |
| आकोळी | akoli | 7.69 |
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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
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- 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 Akoli
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