Akalem Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Akalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akalem (50) may also be a first name.
Akalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akalem has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Akalem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akalem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Akalem is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Akalem reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Akalem is also the 1,412,538th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 50 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Akalem is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Nepal, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaleme | 92 | 166 | / |
| Akkalem | 92 | 17 | / |
| Akaleem | 92 | 8 | / |
| Akhaleem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akalim | 83 | 467 | / |
| Akelem | 83 | 115 | / |
| Aqalem | 83 | 63 | / |
| Ekalem | 83 | 14 | / |
| Okalem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akolem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aiskaleem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akahielem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aqaleme | 77 | 1,401 | / |
| Okaleme | 77 | 30 | / |
| Akhalim | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aikelem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akoleme | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hakalim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aqaleem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhaleem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aaqaleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekelem | 67 | 105 | / |
| Aqalim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akelim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okelem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okolem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akolim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akheileme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoelem | 62 | 9 | / |
| Okalime | 62 | 8 | / |
| Aquelem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akolime | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekeliem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekeleam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okoleme | 62 | 1 | / |
| Acalaim | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hekelem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekelehem | 57 | 3 | / |
| Heukelem | 57 | 2 | / |
| Aqahalim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Heikalism | 53 | 4 | / |
| Ekelim | 50 | 2 | / |
| Acolim | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Akalem
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