Akahan Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Akahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Akahan (18) may also be a first name.
Akahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akahan (Marathi: अकहान) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akahan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akahan is the 1,573,888th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Akahan is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Akahan reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akahan is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 18 people.
The last name Akahan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Akahan is most frequent in: Benue, where 75 percent live, Nasarawa, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akahan in the Marathi language | ||
| अकहान | akahana | - |
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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 Akahan
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