Akoyi Surname
Approximately 987 people bear this surname
Akoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 571 | 1:80,875 | 7,459 |
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Akoyi (47) may also be a first name.
Akoyi Demographics
Akoyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akoyi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akoyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 365,442nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akoyi are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akoyi is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 47 people.
The surname Akoyi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 80,875. In Kenya Akoyi is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 73 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 17 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Akoyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Akoyi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Akoyi
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