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 surname Akolam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akolam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akolam is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akolam reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.
Akolam is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 49 percent live, Rivers, where 27 percent live and Bayelsa, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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