Akolom Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Akolom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Akolom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akolom (12) may also be a first name.

Akolom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akolom is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akolom? popularity and diffusion

Akolom is the 5,812,366th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Akolom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Akolom live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Akolom is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 67 percent live, Nakuru County, where 17 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akolome921/
Akouloum8621/
Akolam8361/
Akelom8319/
Acolom833/
Ekolom831/
Akalom831/
Akouloume801/
Akalome771/
Akoulam771/
Askoolum71196/
Askoolam714/
Okoloume712/
Akalam67310/
Okelom6749/
Akulam6746/
Akelam6723/
Okolum6714/
Ekalom672/
Ekolam671/
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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 Akolom
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