Akya Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3281:540,06926,457
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India51:153,413,076951,030
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akya (434) may also be a first name.

Akya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akya (Hindi: अकया, Marathi: आक्या, Russian: Акя) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 691,116th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Akya reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 411,730th most numerous first name internationally, held by 434 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 540,069. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Kano, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akyea895,091/
Akyaa892,201/
Akyay89690/
Akhya8931/
Hakya8915/
Aikya899/
Akkya898/
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Akyağ893/
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Ahkya891/
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Aykya891/
Akyha891/
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Akaiya8084/
Aakyaa8035/
Akyaou809/
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Akayya807/
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Akhyay804/
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Hakyaa801/
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Hackya801/
Gaikya801/
Akuyia801/
Akayia801/
Akeyya801/
Ahkyae801/
Akia758,551/
Akyo75210/
Ekya7571/
Okya7518/
Akja7512/
Aqya752/
Akaayaa73193/
Akkayya7321/
Haukøya7313/
Akaayah736/
Haakyaa736/
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Hakaiya734/
Akhoiya733/
Eakayya731/
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Aaikyaa731/
Aukayya731/
Akaayai731/
Akaayad731/
Hasskya731/
Aikaiya731/
Akayyat731/
Gakuiya731/
Akyoo6712,055/
Okyay679,072/
Aikyo671,658/
Akiay67752/
Akiah67155/
Akiha67110/
Aukia6785/
Akhia6776/
Akija6768/
Aikia6766/
Hakia6755/
Gakia6748/
Akkia6726/
Ekhya6717/
Aekia6711/
Ekyay679/
Akioa679/
Ajkia678/
Akeha676/
Akeah675/
Ackia675/
Eekya673/
Gokya673/
Akhaiyea673/
Aqyas673/
Akiap673/
Akiea672/
Oskya672/
Akeay672/
Akioy672/
Akyoz672/
Ahkia672/
Akjas672/
Ekkya671/
Ohkya671/
Oikya671/
Hatkaiya671/
Hatkayya671/
Hokya671/
Ekyah671/
Hakja671/
Akeea671/
Akjai671/
Akjoy671/
Aykia671/
Aakaayaa671/
Akeaa671/
Akaayaas671/
Hekya671/
Ekyaa671/
Eakia671/
Oukya671/
Oykya671/
Akjah671/
Akaiyaou671/
Aakkaiya671/
Ekyea671/
Gaqya671/
Akhja671/
Aqyaz671/

Akya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akya in the Hindi language
अकयाakaya-
Akya in the Marathi language
आक्याakya87.5
अक्याakya12.5
Akya in the Russian language
Акяaka-

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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
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  • 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 Akya
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