Akuye Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Akuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akuye (29) may also be a first name.
Akuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akuye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuye? popularity and diffusion
Akuye is the 3,185,033rd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Akuye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akuye is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name globally, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Akuye is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 27 percent reside, Niger, where 27 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Akuye
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