Akonye Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3721:476,19023,978
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Akonye (53) may also be a first name.

Akonye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akonye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Akonye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akonye? popularity and diffusion

Akonye is the 718,674th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akonye live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name internationally, held by 53 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 476,190. In Nigeria Akonye is most common in: Lagos, where 22 percent are found, Ondo, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Akonye Last Name Statistics demography

Akonye earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akonyet9261/
Akuonye9218/
Akonaye926/
Gakonye921/
Eakonye921/
Ajkonye921/
Ahakonye8613/
Ajkeonye864/
Akonaaye861/
Okonye835,341/
Akonay83391/
Akonge83156/
Akunye8384/
Akoney8332/
Akonoy8327/
Akanye8324/
Akonje837/
Akonie836/
Akonoe831/
Akonaay7714,263/
Akonjee77726/
Akonjie77114/
Akoinge7725/
Akonyia7724/
Okoneye7717/
Akanyet7713/
Akonnay779/
Okonyeh776/
Adkanye775/
Okonoye775/
Akanoye774/
Akonayi773/
Akanuye772/
Okounye772/
Akonney772/
Akanyie771/
Akoneah771/
Akonjeh771/
Akoonay771/
Okuonye771/
Okoenye771/
Akaneye771/
Okonyee771/
Akhonge771/
Akongee771/
Akoniya771/
Akonjje771/
Okoynye771/
Okonyea771/
Okonyie771/
Hakanye771/
Akonawe771/
Akoonjee71204/
Okuoniye719/
Akanieye714/
Okounoye713/
Aadkanye713/
Akoonaay711/
Akanyihe711/
Okuonyie711/
Akanniye711/
Gaakanye711/
Gakanuye711/
Akhongee711/
Akhonjee711/
Akounoue711/
Akohngeh711/
Akongaya711/
Akonnaay711/
Akoonjie711/
Akaneiye711/
Hackoney710/
Akange672,207/
Akonji67265/
Akanay67105/
Akonou67100/
Okunye6788/
Okonge6767/
Okonie6750/
Okoney6746/
Akanje6735/
Akunje6725/
Aconge6719/
Akaney6719/
Okonje6714/
Akanie6714/
Okanye6711/
Akonai6710/
Akunge6710/
Akonja678/
Akanei677/
Akanea677/
Akonoi677/
Akunie677/
Akanoe675/
Akonaa675/
Okonee674/
Okonoe674/
Aconea674/
Akhoonjee673/
Akanue672/
Okoneu672/
Akugne672/
Akunjy671/
Okonay671/
Akagne671/
Akonui671/
Aconoy671/
Akhonohue671/
Akanee671/

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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 Akonye
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