Akuyo Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Akuyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 308 | 1:126,751 | 11,815 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Akuyo (13) may also be a first name.
Akuyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akuyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akuyo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akuyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 844,382nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname Akuyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akuyo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akuyo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 13 people.
Akuyo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 126,751. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Arua District, where 70 percent live, Maracha District, where 8 percent live and Masindi District, where 8 percent live. Apart from Uganda Akuyo is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 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 Akuyo
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