Akirim Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akirim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akirim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Akirim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akirim is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Akirim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akirim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akirim is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akirim reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Akirim is most frequent in: Serere District, where 100 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akkirim9214/
Aikirim921/
Haskirim863/
Akirem8318/
Akerim835/
Okirim835/
Aikerim772/
Okirime772/
Akireme771/
Akerime771/
Ozkirim771/
Akerheim711/
Ekerim6790/
Akurem6732/
Akerem6730/
Ackerheim675/
Askerheim671/
Acurim671/
Achirem6223/
Hakerem6217/
Okireme622/
Hekerim621/
Ochirim621/
Ekerheim5718/
Ozkayrim572/
Akhereme571/
Okerrime571/
Ekehierem534/
Eckerheim533/
Ekerem5012/
Okerem505/
Ocerim501/

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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 Akirim
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