Akabom Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akabom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akabom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4961:357,14319,221
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Akabom (342) may also be a first name.

Akabom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akabom occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akabom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617,991st most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akabom live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 472,030th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 342 people.

The surname Akabom is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 357,143. In Nigeria Akabom is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 77 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akabum8354/
Ekabom839/
Akobom837/
Akebom831/
Okaboum773/
Akobome772/
Akeubom771/
Akuibom771/
Hakeboom7129/
Akehboum711/
Akouboum711/
Ekebom67262/
Okabam6737/
Aqabam671/
Ekebohm6215/
Akoubam622/
Okuobom621/
Okoibom621/
Eikeboom5714/
Acheabum572/
Eykeboom571/
Eijkeboom531/
Okovum501/

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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 Akabom
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