Alako Surname
Approximately 2,050 people bear this surname
Alako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 820 | 1:216,028 | 12,825 |
| Uganda | 553 | 1:70,595 | 7,826 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Niger | 43 | 1:446,326 | 12,119 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Alako (1,753) may also be a first name.
Alako Demographics
Alako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Alako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alako (Arabic: ليلاكو, Hindi: अलको) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alako? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alako is the 203,032nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,554,900 people. The surname Alako is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alako live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 182,945th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 1,753 people.
The surname Alako is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 820 people, or 1 in 216,028. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 32 percent are found, Delta, where 12 percent are found and Anambra, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.
Alako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (87%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alako in the Hindi language | ||
| अलको | alako | - |
| Alako in the Arabic language | ||
| ليلاكو | lylakw | - |
| آليكو | alykw | - |
| الكو | alkw | - |
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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 Alako
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