Alakayi Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alakayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Alakayi (23) may also be a first name.

Alakayi Last Name Facts

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

Alakayi is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alakayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Alakayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alakayi is the 1,907,068th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Alakayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Alakayi are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 23 people.

Alakayi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria Alakayi is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found and Ondo, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

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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 Alakayi
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