Alkali Surname

17,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alkali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria27,3801:6,470782
Niger1,4871:12,907911
Chad1,3481:10,0831,325
Cameroon1,0411:19,9512,711
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Yemen891:296,9139,760
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Benin371:279,34123,629
Lebanon201:281,8549,826
England181:3,095,448105,421
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Alkali (15,263) may also be a first name.

Alkali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alkali is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alkali.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alkali is the 17,468th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 229,732 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Alkali are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,853rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 15,263 people.

The surname Alkali is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27,380 people, or 1 in 6,470. In Nigeria Alkali is most frequent in: Borno, where 18 percent are found, Niger, where 12 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Chad, where 4 percent are found.

Alkali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alkali surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (78%) in Nigeria.

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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 Alkali
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