Akodan Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akodan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akodan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin511:202,65919,139
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584

Akodan (60) may also be a first name.

Akodan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akodan (Hindi: अकोदन) is found most frequently in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Akodan.

How Common Is The Last Name Akodan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akodan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 60 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 202,659. In Benin Akodan is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 75 percent live, Collines Department, where 20 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akoudan923/
Akhodan921/
Aukodan921/
Akoudane8614/
Okodan83633/
Akedan83104/
Akudan8327/
Akadan8322/
Akodon832/
Acodan832/
Ekodan831/
Akhoudane801/
Aikodon7734/
Akoidon7725/
Akadane7720/
Akuidan7711/
Akkadan776/
Aikadan771/
Akoudam771/
Oukoudan7114/
Akhoudam715/
Aakudean713/
Akadaane711/
Hakadane711/
Aikodoin711/
Okudan673,660/
Okadan6722/
Ekodon678/
Acudan675/
Okedan673/
Okodon672/
Akadon672/
Akhadannd671/
Oukhoudan671/
Akodossin671/
Acadan671/
Aqedan671/

Akodan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akodan in the Hindi language
अकोदनakodana-

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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 Akodan
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