Alakiu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Alakiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Alakiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alakiu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alakiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alakiu is the 1,565,797th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Alakiu is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Alakiu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Alakiu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 45 percent are found, Oyo, where 22 percent are found and Kano, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Alakiu Last Name Statistics demography

Alakiu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alakiju923/
Allahkiu863/
Olakiju7717/
Alakoyu771/
Alaakyu771/
Alliakeju674/
Olekiu672/
Olokgiu6214/
Olakoju628/
Olakeju624/
Olakuju621/
Olakehu621/
Olaukoju572/

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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 Alakiu
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