Akernan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Akernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Akernan Last Name Facts

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

Akernan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akernan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Akernan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Akernan live; 75 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Akernan is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Akernan is primarily found in: New Hampshire, where 50 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 50 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackernan937/
Akernane932/
Akiernan931/
Ackernann883/
Akarnan861/
Achernan80265/
Akhornan8015/
Akarnain806/
Eckernan802/
Ockernan801/
Ackernam801/
Akernoun801/
Hakernon800/
Okhernnan751/
Akrenon712/
Ekarnan711/
Aucrenanne591/

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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 Akernan
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