Kakyi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kakyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kakyi (37) may also be a first name.
Kakyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakyi occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakyi reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename in the world, held by 37 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Kakyi is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 60 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 10 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kakyi
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