Akim Surname
Approximately 11,240 people bear this surname
Akim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,855 | 1:45,951 | 3,570 |
| Indonesia | 1,082 | 1:122,227 | 12,312 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Uganda | 587 | 1:66,506 | 7,496 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Malaysia | 523 | 1:56,394 | 4,319 |
| Philippines | 417 | 1:242,778 | 36,679 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| India | 386 | 1:1,987,216 | 68,319 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Tanzania | 294 | 1:180,074 | 15,674 |
| Turkey | 251 | 1:310,046 | 20,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 251 | 1:32,485 | 3,773 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 218 | 1:27,397 | 4,513 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| United States | 132 | 1:2,745,901 | 164,003 |
| Zimbabwe | 119 | 1:129,733 | 17,214 |
| Benin | 82 | 1:126,044 | 13,698 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Yemen | 48 | 1:550,527 | 10,875 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 1:869,005 | 8,756 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Ákim (8) are calculated separately.
Akim (57,205) may also be a first name.
Akim Demographics
Akim Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Akim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akim (Bengali: আকিম, Georgian: აკიმ, Hindi: अकीम, Marathi: अकीम, Oriya: ଅକିମ, Russian: Аким) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as: Ákim. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 46,143rd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 648,358 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Akim reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,481st most common first name worldwide, held by 57,205 people.
Akim is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,855 people, or 1 in 45,951. In Nigeria Akim is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 18 percent live, Cross River, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Akim occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Akim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Akim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akim surname rose 695 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Akim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Akim last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.
The amount Akim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning R 239,112 per year; in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,018 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akim in the Georgian language | ||
| აკიმ | akim | - |
| Akim in the Bengali language | ||
| আকিম | akima | - |
| Akim in the Hindi language | ||
| अकीम | akima | 75.91 |
| आकिम | akima | 18.18 |
| अकिम | akima | 2.73 |
| आकीम | akima | 2.27 |
| Akim in the Marathi language | ||
| अकीम | akima | 74.15 |
| आकीम | akima | 24.49 |
| Akim in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକିମ | akima | 53.85 |
| ଆକିମ୍ | akim | 23.08 |
| ଆକିମ | akima | 15.38 |
| ଅକିମ୍ | akim | 7.69 |
| Akim in the Russian language | ||
| Аким | akim | - |
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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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- 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 Akim
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