Akotchi Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akotchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akotchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Akotchi (22) may also be a first name.

Akotchi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akotchi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akotchi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Akotchi are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda Akotchi is most frequent in: Namayingo District, where 86 percent are found, Busia District, where 11 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

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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 Akotchi
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