Alake Surname
Approximately 6,705 people bear this surname
Alake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,892 | 1:30,065 | 2,524 |
| India | 441 | 1:1,739,377 | 62,426 |
| England | 102 | 1:546,255 | 33,762 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 1:1,310,864 | 11,575 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Alakè (1) are calculated separately.
Alake (8,650) may also be a first name.
Alake Demographics
Alake Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Alake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alake (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻙ, Hindi: आलाके, Marathi: फ़ाळके) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Alakè. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alake? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alake is the 73,432nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,086,882 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Alake are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 67,511th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 8,650 people.
The surname Alake is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,892 people, or 1 in 30,065. In Nigeria Alake is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 24 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Alake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Alake surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Alake surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
Alake earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.09% less than the national average, earning $29,735 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alake in the Hindi language | ||
| आलाके | alake | - |
| Alake in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ाळके | falake | 71.45 |
| एलके | elake | 15.42 |
| फ़ालके | falake | 3.36 |
| अलके | alake | 2.44 |
| अळके | alake | 2.14 |
| आलके | alake | 1.83 |
| फ़ाऴके | falake | 0.92 |
| एळके | elake | 0.61 |
| पोलके | polake | 0.31 |
| अलाके | alake | 0.31 |
| ाळके | alake | 0.15 |
| अलका | alaka | 0.15 |
| Alake in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻙ | lak | 66.67 |
| ﻋﻼﻛﻪ | lakh | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alake
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