Akins Surname
Approximately 25,203 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,041 | 1:15,731 | 2,000 |
| Canada | 568 | 1:64,869 | 7,554 |
| Nigeria | 535 | 1:331,108 | 18,084 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 288 | 1:193,465 | 17,079 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:9,198 | 1,357 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Grenada | 11 | 1:9,867 | 804 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,969 | 1:25,505 | 3,151 |
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.
Akins Demographics
Average Male Akins Height
176.79 cm
Average Female Akins Height
163.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Akins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akins (Arabic: اكينس, Russian: Акинс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Akins click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akins? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akins is the 21,603rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 289,154 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Akins reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 448,725th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 374 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 23,041 people, or 1 in 15,731. In The United States Akins is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Akins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Akins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Akins surname rose 1,170 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 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 last name is predominantly 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 US 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
Akins Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akins in the Russian language | ||
| Акинс | akins | - |
| Akins in the Arabic language | ||
| اكينس | akyns | - |
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Akins Reference & Research
Akins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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