Akedan Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akedan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akedan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1031:223,9939,237
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akedan (62) may also be a first name.

Akedan Last Name Facts

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

Akedan is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akedan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Akedan is mostly found in Africa, where 10 percent of Akedan live; 10 percent live in West Africa and 9 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akedan is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 223,993. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 91 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 9 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akeddane864/
Akıdan8381/
Akodan8362/
Akidan8345/
Akadan8322/
Okedan833/
Aqedan831/
Acedan831/
Akaydan7747/
Akidang7719/
Hakidan7715/
Akuidan7711/
Akkadan776/
Aqeedan775/
Aquedan774/
Aqedane771/
Akhodan771/
Aukodan771/
Aikadan771/
Hachedan7172/
Akcaydan7165/
Eakidang711/
Okodan67633/
Okidan6793/
Akidon6726/
Okadan6722/
Acedon674/
Acodan672/
Akodon672/
Akadon672/
Ocedan671/
Akidam671/
Ekodan671/
Ekydan671/
Aqidan671/
Acadan671/

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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 Akedan
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