Akims Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2371:747,43833,954
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Akims (102) may also be a first name.

Akims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akims has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akims? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,032,007th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. Akims occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akims are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 102 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 747,438. In Nigeria Akims is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 85 percent live, Kaduna, where 6 percent live and Nasarawa, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Akims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Akims has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Akims surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akims Last Name Statistics demography

Akims earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adkims915/
Ackims911/
Hakims911/
Hakimst8313/
Hadkims832/
Haykims831/
Haskims831/
Akums80109/
Ekims803/
Akems802/
Akemse7311/
Achims7311/
Aukums731/
Aikems731/
Askems730/
Hoskims672/
Aichems671/
Askeyms671/
Hakeems671/
Hakimch671/
Akemsova625/
Hakkeems621/
Ekems6037/
Okems6033/
Ekums6012/
Okums6011/
Hokums551/
Akemche50129/
Akkımız507/
Hookums502/
Heikems501/
Heukems501/

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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 Akims
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis