Akotay Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Akotay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 147 | 1:130,558 | 4,993 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Akotay (60) may also be a first name.
Akotay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akotay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akotay occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akotay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akotay reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Akotay is also the 1,270,172nd most common forename globally, held by 60 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 130,558. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 65 percent live, Agadez Region, where 21 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live.
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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 Akotay
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