Akuyi Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Akuyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Akuyi (16) may also be a first name.
Akuyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akuyi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuyi live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Akuyi is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 16 people.
The surname Akuyi is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Akuyi is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 14 percent live, Kibuku District, where 14 percent live and Amudat District, where 7 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 43 percent live and Kenya, where 7 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 Akuyi
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