Akiam Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

Akiam (121) may also be a first name.

Akiam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akiam is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akiam is the 2,555,468th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Akiam live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 121 people.

This surname is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,529,342. In Burkina Faso Akiam is most frequent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 58 percent are found and Centre Region, where 42 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackiam9120/
Hakiam916/
Ahkiam913/
Akhiam911/
Aekiam911/
Akoijam83265/
Eakieam832/
Akuiyam831/
Hakieam831/
Aekieam831/
Ekiam80146/
Akyam80115/
Akjam8040/
Okiam804/
Akiom804/
Achiam73395/
Akkyam7314/
Akiome735/
Akaiom732/
Haqiam731/
Akyame731/
Akeham731/
Akkjam731/
Akhiamova7111/
Haquiam6712/
Akhiome677/
Hakeeam675/
Akhyame674/
Uikhiam674/
Hackeam671/
Ecaiyam671/
Oukhiam671/
Okhiham671/
Akayyam671/

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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 Akiam
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