Akander Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Akander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden461:214,06014,843
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Akander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akander is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akander click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akander? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Akander live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Akander is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 214,060. In Sweden Akander is most common in: Stockholm County, where 59 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 11 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Akander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Akander has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akandere93125/
Hakander935/
Ackander931/
Akande9298,370/
Asskander881/
Akhande864,079/
Akaande86252/
Ekander86142/
Hakande8671/
Aakande8645/
Akannde8633/
Akandır8628/
Akaunde8610/
Akandee8610/
Aikande868/
Gakande865/
Eakande864/
Akandei864/
Akainde863/
Akandey863/
Okander862/
Akeande862/
Akandea861/
Akahnde861/
Akonder861/
Akantde861/
Akandeu861/
Akandie861/
Akandje861/
Akandde861/
Akandeh861/
Ockander8077/
Akhandeh8042/
Hokander8014/
Aikhande807/
Eakhande806/
Hakhande804/
Akandeat804/
Hökander804/
Akanddee803/
Akounder803/
Akhannde802/
Aakhande802/
Gaukande801/
Gakhande801/
Akhandhe801/
Akahande801/
Askandyr801/
Akqaande801/
Hakandje801/
Akasende801/
Haqander801/
Ahaakandere781/
Akanda7747,383/
Akonde777,423/
Akandi77819/
Okande77143/
Aqande7715/
Akandé774/
Acande772/
Gaukhande752/
Ahkhandey751/
Akaasende751/
Akkhandes751/
Eascander751/
Ashkandeh751/
Akhanda712,435/
Akandha71451/
Aqandeh71130/
Akhandi7187/
Hakanda7156/
Akandoa7155/
Akainda7151/
Aqkandi7132/
Ocander7129/
Akkandy7128/
Akkandi7122/
Akounde7122/
Gakonde7114/
Gokande7111/
Okhande7110/
Akondje7110/
Akondey716/
Hokande715/
Aakandi714/
Akoinde714/
Akhonde714/
Okandey713/
Okaunde713/
Aikonde712/
Hakandi712/
Okainde712/
Akhandy711/
Akaumde711/
Okandje711/
Akondde711/
Akeinde711/
Akgandi711/
Akandio711/
Eakanda711/
Akondea711/
Akondep711/
Okandet711/
Hacande710/
Hakandai67280/
Hakkandi67224/
Okhanderova6734/
Hakaanda6734/
Hakainda6729/
Aikandoa6727/
Oscander6714/
Gaukonde6713/
Akkhandi6710/
Ağakandi677/
Akoundje675/
Ozkandir675/
Hakhandi674/
Gokhande674/
Akosende674/
Hakaunda672/
Hoskande671/
Akainday671/
Houkande671/
Hatkandi671/
Okatende671/
Hakounde671/
Hajkandi671/
Akahanda671/
Askondet671/
Akasindi671/
Occander671/
Akhandgi671/
Hakkanda671/
Ockonder670/

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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 Akander
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