Akams Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Akams (11) may also be a first name.

Akams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akams is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Akams is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akams live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Akams is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Kaduna, where 28 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Akams exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

Akams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Akams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Akams last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akamse91467/
Hakams911/
Akamsse8360/
Akoms8056/
Okams8039/
Ekams8025/
Acams804/
Akems802/
Haskamsp771/
Hokams7323/
Akamce732/
Akamze731/
Aikems731/
Heikams6713/
Akamcht672/
Askeyms671/
Hakeems671/
Hakkeems621/
Ekems6037/
Okems6033/
Okoms601/
Gacoms5594/
Oukoums502/
Hoekoms501/
Okuomse501/
Heikems501/
Heukems501/

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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 Akams
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