Akin Surname

17,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Akin Surname Definition:

= Aikin, q.v.

Akin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,8771:28,1483,508
Nigeria9,6571:18,3431,717
Germany1,0971:73,3879,281
Benin1,0121:10,2131,412
England6391:87,1969,501
Indonesia6051:218,59420,447
France5931:112,01116,762
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Belgium3881:29,6314,786
Malaysia3751:78,6515,581
Northern Cyprus3571:89454
Ivory Coast2961:77,9434,268
Papua New Guinea2841:28,7103,262
Netherlands2721:62,08510,675
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1561:236,19022,564
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Austria1191:71,55810,916
Philippines1101:920,34782,471
Denmark1051:53,7595,507
Switzerland871:94,40110,260
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Australia571:473,60936,415
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Poland411:927,04369,048
Israel351:244,50422,492
Kyrgyzstan331:180,99018,462
Lebanon331:170,8217,805
Norway331:155,82719,235
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Serbia301:238,16513,506
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Iceland121:31,6742,357
China111:124,301,9616,553
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Finland91:610,74534,002
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Togo91:805,3086,372
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Djibouti41:228,733966
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8701:17,4982,229

The alternate forms: Akiń (2) are calculated separately.

Akin (25,259) may also be a first name.

Akin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Aikin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) Variants of Aiken, q.v.; dweller near Akin, a strait in Scotland named after King Hakon of Norway.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Akin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akin (Arabic: أكين, Bengali: একিন, Georgian: აკინ, Hindi: अकीन, Marathi: अकीन, Oriya: ଅକିନ, Russian: Акин) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Akiń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,935th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 236,655 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Akin live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,751st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 25,259 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 12,877 people, or 1 in 28,148. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 106 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Akin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Akin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akin surname grew 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,031 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Akin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akin last name is chiefly Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Sunni (90%) in Lebanon and Christian (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Akin last name are 19.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.26% less than the national average, earning 269,058 kr per year; in Peru they earn 145.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,520 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.5% less than the national average, earning R 72,468 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiń922/
Eakin896,651/
Aykin893,140/
Akina892,558/
Akkin892,076/
Aikin891,758/
Hakin891,138/
Akien89283/
Aukin89237/
Gakin89157/
Akcin89138/
Ahkin8972/
Akion8966/
Açkin8953/
Akuin8952/
Ackin8948/
Akinc8933/
Aekin8917/
Aïkin8917/
Aakin8915/
Akinn8912/
Ajkin894/
Akimn893/
Akgin891/
Akisn891/
Akn8646/
Akkina801,574/
Hakkin80602/
Hackin80402/
Aykina80375/
Aickin80241/
Gaykin80224/
Haykin80185/
Haikin80148/
Heakin80144/
Akkuin8070/
Aukina8064/
Gaukin8062/
Atkind8045/
Aakina8035/
Gaikin8030/
Aikina8026/
Hakien8021/
Gakina8018/
Aiskin808/
Ahkion807/
Adking805/
Attkin804/
Gajkin804/
Aytkin804/
Adkind804/
Adkinn804/
Akinne804/
Akingh804/
Haukin803/
Adkisn803/
Ahakin803/
Aikien802/
Ackien802/
Hadkin801/
Audkin801/
Aadkin801/
Aikinn801/
Atkisn801/
Auhkin801/
Autkin801/
Akindt801/
Atckin801/
Ayskin801/
Hakuin801/
Adkink800/
Aaikin800/
Adtkin800/
Akın75122,053/
Ekin7522,912/
Aken753,072/
Acin752,189/
Okin752,062/
Akün75606/
Akyn75149/
Akhn75148/
Akne7552/
Aqin7528/
Aikn756/
Akýn755/
Aknd755/
Hakn754/
Akng752/
Aukn752/
Aakn751/
Aekn751/
Aykn751/
Akcn751/
Aknh751/
Aknt751/
Aicn751/
Gaykina73210/
Akinova73108/
Haskind7341/
Aushkin7336/
Akinowa7335/
Haitkin7332/
Hauskin7325/
Gaikina735/
Gaukina735/
Aaikina734/
Akinová733/
Aichkin731/
Hashkin731/
Haskinn731/
Easkind731/
Hakkina731/
Ashkind731/
Aidking731/
Aikienė731/
Akinnne731/
Ashhkin731/
Heaking730/
Aickien730/
Hauking730/
Aitking730/
Haukinn730/
Aiken6722,322/
Achin673,248/
Acuin672,794/
Aquin671,501/
Haken671,378/
Okina671,115/
Hokin67669/
Ekien67502/
Eaken67472/
Hekin67468/
Acken67348/
Hacin67281/
Auken67276/
Gokin67209/
Eikin67181/
Okion67177/
Akeen67175/
Ayken67164/
Akuen67141/
Oykin67121/
Aaken6762/
Acgin6758/
Okien6754/
Gaken6752/
Ahcin6752/
Aikne6738/
Eykin6737/
Egkin6733/
Aiqin6725/
Aicen6724/
Akken6723/
Akyon6721/
Ahken6720/
Aikyn6719/
Agcin6717/
Akeun6716/
Aucin6713/
Aiqun6710/
Aycin679/
Adkyn679/
Odkin678/
Akintowa678/
Eakyn678/
Atkyn678/
Uikin677/
Akyna677/
Akaen677/
Ockin677/
Akindowa676/
Accin675/
Hakhn674/
Adkne674/
Aekhn674/
Aukyn674/
Hakne673/
Aqing673/
Aykın673/
Eukin673/
Okkin673/
Aykyn673/
Hackn672/
Eacin672/
Aeken672/
Asqin672/
Akuun672/
Akhne672/
Aknne672/
Akcen672/
Aqqin672/
Hakyn672/
Oekin671/
Okuin671/
Hayshkin671/
Aykinova671/
Haacking671/
Aacin671/
Aadkinne671/
Aakne671/
Aaqin671/
Aicne671/
Aqken671/
Akehn671/
Akenn671/
Haqin671/
Gaikn671/
Agkün671/
Aicin671/
Ajken671/
Aqien671/
Ekkin671/
Acihn671/
A'Kim671/
Akqnh671/
Akngq671/
Aknhh671/
Eagkn671/
Aqkim671/
Aykkn671/
Atqin671/
Eckin670/
Oikin670/
Eekin670/
Ekinn670/
Hackking670/

Akin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akin in the Georgian language
აკინakin-
Akin in the Oriya language
ଅକିନakina70
ଏକିନekina20
ଅକିନ୍akin10
Akin in the Marathi language
अकीनakina56.25
आकीनakina40.63
अअकीनa'akina3.13
Akin in the Hindi language
अकीनakina52.54
आकीनakina27.12
आकिनakina10.59
अकिनakina7.2
अकिंakim0.85
अकीलakila0.42
आकि़नakina0.42
आकिणakina0.42
Akin in the Bengali language
একিনekina50
অকিনakina50
Akin in the Russian language
Акинakin-
Akin in the Arabic language
أكينakyn-
اشكنashkn-
اكينakyn-

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