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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 for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,935^th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 236,655 people. Akin occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Akin reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,751^st most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 25,259 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 12,877 people, or 1 in 28,148. In The United States Akin is most common in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Akin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Akin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Akin last name increased 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,031 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Akin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Sunni (90%) in Lebanon and Christian (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Akin last name are 19.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.5% being 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.