Throughout the world, Akella (Akella 
) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Akella is habitual in India, where it is a very rare epicene name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. More frequently, Akella is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Akella | Papua New Guinea, Kuwait, India, United States, United Kingdom |
| prabhakar akella Ph.D. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning 2007 |
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| venkatesh akella Amreican academic |
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| ramakrishna akella Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 1982 |
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