Akins Surname

21,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Akins Surname Definition:

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

Akins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,0411:15,7312,000
Canada5681:64,8697,554
Nigeria5351:331,10818,084
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England2881:193,46517,079
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Wales281:110,5198,545
India191:40,371,862445,856
Aruba181:5,749789
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Grenada111:9,867804
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales21:784,20816,349
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9691:25,5053,151

Akins (374) may also be a first name.

Akins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Akins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akins (Arabic: اكينس, Russian: Акинс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,603rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 289,154 people. Akins is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Akins are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 448,725th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 374 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,041 people, or 1 in 15,731. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Akins occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Akins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Akins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,170 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Akins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Akins last name are 15.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Akins earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $40,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $48,125 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eakins915,378/
Aikins912,465/
Akinse91329/
Akiens91188/
Aekins91146/
Hakins91138/
Ackins9161/
Gakins9112/
Akkins914/
Ahkins914/
Azkins912/
Aukins911/
Aykins911/
Aakins911/
Agkins911/
Akinss911/
Akinns911/
Haikins83327/
Akinshe8362/
Heakins8345/
Hatkins8334/
Adtkins8325/
Gaikins8323/
Hadkins8322/
Haukins8320/
Hackins8316/
Haykins8310/
Atkinss838/
Athkins837/
Addkins834/
Atckins834/
Hakkins834/
Adkinss833/
Easkins833/
Atkinsh833/
Ajskins832/
Aatkins832/
Hagkins831/
Eatkins831/
Eackins831/
Haqkins831/
Haekins831/
Aadkins831/
Aidkins831/
Asdkins831/
Audkins831/
Autkins831/
Haakins830/
Achkins830/
Aickins830/
Adkinsd830/
Hahkins830/
Ekins801,771/
Akens80792/
Akinç80278/
Okins80168/
Aikns809/
Atkns806/
Acins804/
Adkns803/
Akinz801/
Akhns801/
Hauskins77407/
Hauckins771/
Haskinns771/
Haskinss771/
Haskisns771/
Haagkins771/
Hatckins771/
Haiskins770/
Heaskins770/
Hattkins770/
Haeckins770/
Hashkins770/
Hahskins770/
Haaskins770/
Aikens737,365/
Hokins73140/
Eakens73129/
Akinje73123/
Aykens73101/
Akince7369/
Ackens7352/
Hakens7343/
Askens7316/
Eikins7315/
Gakens7315/
Odkins7314/
Hekins7313/
Gokins7312/
Aukens737/
Akeens737/
Eakyns737/
Adkims735/
Eckins735/
O'Kins733/
Aquins733/
Achins732/
Eukins732/
Akkens732/
Ekinns732/
Akinze732/
Ockins732/
Haskns731/
Oekins731/
Acqins731/
Eykins731/
Adkyns731/
Akenst730/
Eekins730/
Aekens730/
Auskns730/
Hatkns730/
Akinshova7113/
Hautckins710/
Hookins67346/
Hakkens67345/
Hockins67242/
Gookins67214/
Haekens67156/
Hackens6774/
Houkins6763/
Haikens6762/
Haykens6728/
Hokkins6716/
Hogkins6713/
Hakimst6713/
Haakens6713/
Uotkins6710/
Gaikens6710/
Aijkens6710/
Hotkins677/
Akinzhe677/
Aicuens676/
Aigkens673/
Hadkims672/
Hauskns671/
Haskims671/
Hoekins671/
Aikeens671/
Aikenns671/
Aikense671/
Aikensj671/
Aikinje671/
Askense671/
Auckens671/
Haykims671/
Hokin's671/
Haccins671/
Gaiķēns671/
Eyskins671/
Aeckens671/
Hegkins670/
Aickens670/
Adkinze670/
Hachins670/
Goukins670/
Heykins670/
Haukens670/
Eachins670/
Gockins670/
Aichens670/
Hohkins670/
Aikkens670/
Haskyns670/
Auskens670/

Akins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akins in the Russian language
Акинсakins-
Akins in the Arabic language
اكينسakyns-

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Akins Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akins
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