Akolam Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Akolam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akolam (59) may also be a first name.
Akolam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akolam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akolam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akolam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akolam is the 2,460,878th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akolam live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 59 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Akolam is most prevalent in: Abia, where 49 percent are found, Rivers, where 27 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akoulam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Askoolam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akalam | 83 | 310 | / |
| Akulam | 83 | 46 | / |
| Akelam | 83 | 23 | / |
| Akolom | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ekolam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akullam | 77 | 14 | / |
| Akhalam | 77 | 8 | / |
| Akallam | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okolame | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aakalam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akalame | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hakalam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akolome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkalam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahkalam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akouloum | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hokolame | 71 | 17 | / |
| Akkottillam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akhalame | 71 | 4 | / |
| Askallam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akkulamm | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aaskulam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aqoullam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoulame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikeliam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akullamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oculam | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Ekalam | 67 | 142 | / |
| Okalam | 67 | 70 | / |
| Aqalam | 67 | 25 | / |
| Akhalamhe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Akelom | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ekelam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okulam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ecalam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Acalam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Acolom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ocolam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akouloume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekolom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akalom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aculam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akolam
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