Akolong Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akolong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akolong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4151:111,2779,493
Uganda3201:121,99811,543
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Akolong (34) may also be a first name.

Akolong Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akolong Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akolong is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akolong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 446,740th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Akolong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akolong reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname Akolong is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 111,277. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 97 percent are found, Busia County, where 1 percent are found and Baringo County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Akolong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Akolong last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Akolong
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