Akoyo Surname
Approximately 1,809 people bear this surname
Akoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,023 | 1:45,142 | 4,661 |
| Uganda | 617 | 1:63,273 | 7,220 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Akoyo (138) may also be a first name.
Akoyo Demographics
Akoyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akoyo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akoyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 224,803rd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,028,494 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akoyo reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 138 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 45,142. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 38 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Akoyo is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Akoyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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 Akoyo
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