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
Akuye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akuye.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is predominantly found 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. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 27 percent live, Niger, where 27 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Ghana, where 3 percent live.
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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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