Akolan Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Akolan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 231 | 1:83,082 | 3,578 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Akolan (46) may also be a first name.
Akolan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akolan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akolan occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akolan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akolan is the 1,041,601st most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akolan reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Akolan is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 83,082. In Niger Akolan is most common in: Agadez Region, where 87 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 5 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Akolan
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