Akotchaye Surname
Approximately 831 people bear this surname
Akotchaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 804 | 1:12,855 | 1,756 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Akotchaye (923) may also be a first name.
Akotchaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akotchaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akotchaye is most common in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akotchaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akotchaye is the 418,171st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. Akotchaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akotchaye reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akotchaye is also the 266,626th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 923 people.
Akotchaye is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 804 people, or 1 in 12,855. In Benin it is mostly found in: Collines Department, where 80 percent are found, Zou Department, where 6 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Benin Akotchaye is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found and Togo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akochaye | 94 | 25 | / |
| Akotchae | 94 | 5 | / |
| Akotchaya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akotshaye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akotchie | 82 | 14 | / |
| Aukotcheu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Acatchaye | 78 | 1 | / |
| Akoicay | 75 | 20 | / |
| Akochie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akatchai | 71 | 111 | / |
| Akotchou | 71 | 56 | / |
| Okotchie | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akatchie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Acotchie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akhochie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akachayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akouchei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akotsaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akozay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akoutchou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hokotcheu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akotchaye
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