Akalam Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
India821:9,354,456185,501
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Akalam (1,857) may also be a first name.

Akalam Last Name Facts

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

Akalam (Hindi: अकलाम, Marathi: अकलाम, Oriya: ଅକଲମ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akalam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akalam is the 872,430th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Akalam live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 176,759th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 1,857 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria Akalam is mostly found in: Kano, where 55 percent live, Rivers, where 40 percent live and Bayelsa, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria Akalam occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Akalam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (66%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhalam928/
Akallam927/
Akalame922/
Hakalam922/
Aakalam922/
Ahkalam921/
Akkalam921/
Askallam864/
Akhalame864/
Ekalam83142/
Okalam8370/
Akolam8361/
Aqalam8325/
Akelam8323/
Acalam833/
Akalom831/
Akhalamhe8022/
Aqalame7797/
Ekallam7722/
Ekhalam7713/
Aicalam779/
Aqalamh776/
Hacalam773/
Okallam772/
Akoulam771/
Okealam771/
Acalaim771/
Akalome771/
Ekkalam771/
Ekalamm771/
Askoolam714/
Aikeliam711/
Accallam711/
Akelom6719/
Akolom6711/
Ekelam677/
Ecalam674/
Ekalom672/
Ekolam671/

Akalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akalam in the Oriya language
ଅକଲମakalama-
Akalam in the Hindi language
अकलामakalama73.55
अ॰कलामakalama9.94
अकलमakalama8.44
अ़कलामakalama5.82
कलामkalama0.56
अकालामakalama0.38
अकालमakalama0.38
आकलामakalama0.19
अखलाकakhalaka0.19
ंकलामnkalama0.19
आकलमakalama0.19
Akalam in the Marathi language
अकलामakalama69.39
अकलमakalama12.24
कलामkalama4.08
सलामsalama4.08
कलमkalama2.04
आकलमakalama2.04
असलामasalama2.04
कालमkalama2.04
अकलामािहमakalamaihama2.04

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akalam
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