Akya Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Akya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 328 | 1:540,069 | 26,457 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
The surname Akya (Hindi: अकया, Marathi: आक्या, Russian: Акя) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 691,116th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. Akya is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Akya are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 411,730th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 434 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 540,069. In Nigeria Akya is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Kano, where 4 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akya in the Hindi language | ||
| अकया | akaya | - |
| Akya in the Marathi language | ||
| आक्या | akya | 87.5 |
| अक्या | akya | 12.5 |
| Akya in the Russian language | ||
| Акя | aka | - |
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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 Akya
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