Alakia Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Alakia (30) may also be a first name.

Alakia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alakia is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alakia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Alakia reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name globally, held by 30 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 37 percent are found, Rivers, where 37 percent are found and Kwara, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alakija921,317/
Allakia922/
Alyakia922/
Galakia922/
Aliakia921/
Alaykia921/
Alakaiya867/
Alakijaa861/
Allaikia861/
Alekia83213/
Alakya8314/
Alakio833/
Alakja832/
Golakia7732/
Alaikio7710/
Alaikya775/
Alakhya775/
Olakija774/
Aloukia774/
Alakyas773/
Elakija773/
Galakio772/
Galokia772/
Allaqia771/
Alaquia771/
Alachia771/
Oylakia771/
Ahlaqiah716/
Alacoyia713/
Golakiea712/
Alaikhya712/
Aleikiay712/
Alaquias712/
Alleikia711/
Elekia6733/
Elokia6728/
Elakya677/
Alokio673/
Halaquias671/
Halakeaiy671/

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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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  • 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 Alakia
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