Alakayi Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Alakayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alakayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,907,068th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname 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 widespread given name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
Alakayi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent live and Ondo, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
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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 Alakayi
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