Akotsi Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akotsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akotsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1931:239,27416,651
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Akotsi Last Name Facts

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

Akotsi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akotsi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Akotsi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akotsi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 239,274. In Kenya Akotsi is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 93 percent live, Bungoma County, where 2 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Akotsi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Akotsi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akotshi9267/
Akoutsei861/
Akoutsai861/
Akatsi83984/
Okotsi83532/
Ekotsi83117/
Akutsi8324/
Akotse838/
Akotsa835/
Akocsi832/
Akatshi772,982/
Akhatsi772,114/
Okotshi7789/
Akotchi7749/
Ekotshi7728/
Akoutsa7712/
Gakatsi774/
Akutshi774/
Accotsi771/
Akootse771/
Akoitse771/
Akathsi771/
Akozi7369/
Akoutchi7159/
Hakatshi714/
Akatshio711/
Akatshie711/
Gakatshi711/
Akotsaha711/
Akochi672,951/
Akatse67930/
Akatsa67697/
Eketsi67651/
Akutsa67527/
Akutse67421/
Okotse6761/
Akócsi6730/
Akozai6719/
Acotsa678/
Acotzi676/
Akozie675/
Ekatsi672/
Akkozi671/
Aketehesi671/
Okodsi671/

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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 Akotsi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis