Akakam Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Akakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 160 | 1:1,107,142 | 45,738 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akakam has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akakam? popularity and diffusion
Akakam is the 1,353,468th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Akakam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akakam reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 73 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Cross River, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Gabon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akakham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akatkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akkakham | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hakakham | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekakam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akacam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akokam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akkhakham | 80 | 70 | / |
| Akhacam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaykom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaikom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakacam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhokham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akaikoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ecakam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okokam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aitkoukam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhakhome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acacam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okakoum | 62 | 17 | / |
| Akokome | 62 | 15 | / |
| Ekakhom | 62 | 6 | / |
| Akhokom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekacaim | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okakome | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akoukoum | 57 | 2 | / |
| Akocom | 50 | 71 | / |
| Okocam | 50 | 15 | / |
| Ekokom | 50 | 3 | / |
| Ecacam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Okokom | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Akakam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis