Akayan Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Akayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Israel251:342,30528,607
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akayan (14) may also be a first name.

Akayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akayan (Arabic: اكايان, Russian: Акаян) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akayan is the 1,649,806th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Akayan occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Akayan reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akayan is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Akayan is primarily found in: Kogi, where 52 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.

Akayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Armenian Evangelical (80%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aikayan92109/
Akhayan9270/
Hakayan9259/
Akkayan9233/
Akayhan9210/
Akahyan926/
Atkayan924/
Aukayan924/
Askayan921/
Gakayan921/
Aikhayan869/
Hakayang861/
Ashkayan861/
Acayan83750/
Ekayan83241/
Akayin8383/
Akoyan8378/
Aqayan8376/
Akeyan8375/
Akajan8346/
Akuyan8322/
Okayan8320/
Akiyan836/
Akyian832/
Akayen832/
Akaayn831/
Akayng831/
Akaian831/
Gacayan775,951/
Akhoyan77363/
Acayang77208/
Akkayin7745/
Adqayan7732/
Akhiyan7728/
Akayong7728/
Okkayan7726/
Aicayan7725/
Gakayen7723/
Hakoyan7722/
Okhayan7718/
Akheyan7717/
Akayene7717/
Hakeyan7716/
Ozkayan7712/
Akkoyan7710/
Akhuyan779/
Akouyan778/
Hekayan778/
Akhajan778/
Oukayan775/
Hakaian773/
Akhaian772/
Aykoyan771/
Hakiyan771/
Agcayan771/
Akayina771/
Akkeyan771/
Akayung771/
Okayane771/
Akoyane771/
Akooyan771/
Aecayan771/
Aekayen771/
Akuyang771/
Akkajan771/
Haskayn770/
Akyen73660/
Akain73631/
Akean7349/
Akaun7326/
Akaen737/
Haskayne71280/
Hakhoyan71170/
Aukhajan7137/
Ashqayan7133/
Hakheyan7132/
Askijyan7131/
Achkoyan7118/
Haykoyan7116/
Hokkayan7116/
Gokkayan719/
Hakhiyan716/
Akhouyan716/
Ahkiyang714/
Aikohyan711/
Akaahina711/
Oukayane711/
Akkouyan711/
Akouyane711/
Ashkoyan711/
Okuyan672,813/
Aqajan672,473/
Acayen671,121/
Acayam67666/
Acıyan67646/
Acuyan67584/
Ecayan67341/
Ekoyan67274/
Akiyon67242/
Ocayan6768/
Acayin6766/
Okoyan6763/
Ekiyan6751/
Akeyin6747/
Aqiyan6739/
Oqayan6725/
Akawen6725/
Akiyanova6722/
Akoyon6722/
Achkouyan6720/
Akeyam6716/
Okayin6714/
Aciyan6711/
Hakain6711/
Akaine6711/
Akuyon6710/
Ekeyan679/
Okeyan678/
Akajon678/
Akeyon677/
Akhain674/
Akojan674/
Akaion673/
Acoyan673/
Aekaun673/
Akyjanova672/
Okiyan672/
Akajin672/
Akuyen672/
Akoyin672/
Akoyen672/
Akijan672/
Akuyanova671/
Achkhaian671/
Akajanova671/
Akcain671/
Askean671/
Akainn671/
Akaenn671/
Houkayang671/
Okayam671/
Gacayn671/
Aicayn671/
Akaund671/
Acayon671/
Asqayn671/
Aqaian671/
Ekuyan671/
Akajun671/
Aikain670/
Ahkain670/

Akayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akayan in the Russian language
Акаянakaan-
Akayan in the Arabic language
اكايانakayan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akayan
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