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
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
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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