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 more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Akuyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuyi reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akuyi is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name globally It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 14 percent live, Kibuku District, where 14 percent live and Amudat District, where 7 percent live. Outside of 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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