Akans Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
India361:21,307,372304,812
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Akans (167) may also be a first name.

Akans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akans (Hindi: एकान्स) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akans.

How Common Is The Last Name Akans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Akans reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 708,111th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 167 people.

The surname Akans is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Akans is mostly found in: Michigan, where 57 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Tennessee, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Akans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Akans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Akans last name expanded 535 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akans surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Akans earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanse91175/
Hakans9149/
Akansh9113/
Atkans915/
Akains911/
Aikans911/
Adkans911/
Aakans911/
Eakans910/
Aakansh833/
Atkains832/
Haskans832/
Haakans831/
Ackains831/
Akons8039/
Ekans809/
Okans808/
Acans801/
Hokans73119/
Akanje7335/
Hekans7326/
Akhens7310/
Akanze736/
Eykans734/
Ekains732/
Akonse731/
Akance731/
Ekansh731/
Okhans731/
Ookans731/
Akhons731/
Hakams731/
Ackons730/
Eacans730/
Akeins730/
Akanche6734/
Haakons6713/
Hokanse672/
Aakhanz672/
Akandje671/
Akounse671/
Okansse671/
Heckans671/
Akhanje671/
Aikeins671/
Ekkansh671/
Hokkans671/
Akkanch671/
Ashcans670/
Aickons670/
O'Keans670/

Akans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akans in the Hindi language
एकान्सekansa50
आकन्सakansa50

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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 Akans
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