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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akya? popularity and diffusion
Akya is the 691,116th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Akya live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 411,730th most widespread first name on earth, held by 434 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 540,069. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Kano, where 4 percent live and Nasarawa, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
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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