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Where Does The Last Name Akan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Akan (Bengali: আকন, Hindi: अकण, Marathi: आकन, Oriya: ଅକନ, Russian: Акан) is most common in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 10,630^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 137,836 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Akan are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 49 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Akan is also the 35,658^th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 21,635 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 29,993 people, or 1 in 2,595. In Turkey Akan is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Mardin Province, where 9 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.

Akan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Akan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Akan surname increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Akan surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Akan last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Akan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $50,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning $39,988 CAD per year.