Akom Surname

89,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,3461:8,8531,155
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Nigeria1,2011:147,4969,365
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Australia321:843,61652,533
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Benin201:516,78033,864
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England161:3,482,379114,324
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India101:76,706,538639,611
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Ákom (2) are calculated separately.

Akom (2,122) may also be a first name.

Akom Last Name Facts

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

Akom (Marathi: आकोम, Russian: Аком) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Ákom. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akom is the 89,768th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,363,943 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Akom live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,141st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 2,122 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,346 people, or 1 in 8,853. In Cameroon Akom is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 47 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found and East Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Akom occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.

Akom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Akom last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.62% more than the national average, earning R 552,792 per year; in United States they earn 27.25% more than the national average, earning $54,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning $58,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ákom922/
Ackom899,050/
Akoum89979/
Akome89353/
Akhom89300/
Akoom89142/
Akuom89125/
Hakom89110/
Gakom8968/
Ahkom893/
Aikom892/
Askom892/
Akomm891/
Aakom891/
Azkom891/
Eakom891/
Aukom891/
Hakoum801,127/
Akoume80409/
Haukom80308/
Hakhom8036/
Aykoum8010/
Akoime805/
Hakoom804/
Aakoum802/
Hakome802/
Hakkom802/
Audkom802/
Ackome801/
Akhoom801/
Ackoum801/
Gakgom801/
Gakoum801/
Aikome801/
Akhoum801/
Asskom801/
Akoome801/
Akuome801/
Akam7516,155/
Acom7511,805/
Akum757,579/
Ekom754,166/
Okom753,120/
Aküm7510/
Aqom756/
Hakkoum732,186/
Hakoume7341/
Haikoum738/
Akomova735/
Haykoum735/
Akomowa734/
Hakkome731/
Aikhome731/
Akhomhe731/
Hazkoum731/
Akkhome731/
Haskcom730/
Hakam6713,666/
Okome6711,095/
Akume676,533/
Akame672,909/
Ackam671,616/
Akkam671,256/
Akkum67811/
Ekuom67714/
Ahkam67615/
Akham67429/
Akaam67334/
Hokom67330/
Gakam67233/
Okuom67224/
Hakum67175/
Hakkoume67140/
Accom67134/
Ekoom67129/
Akhomova67122/
Acome67116/
Aikum67113/
Aikam67110/
Akcam67103/
Aukam6755/
Aakam6748/
Gokom6740/
Gacom6739/
Eikom6737/
Aykam6719/
Akeum6715/
Hekom6715/
Aqome6714/
Okoum6713/
Gakum6710/
Akuim679/
Aekam676/
Ekkom676/
Ahkum676/
Aukum676/
Akamm675/
Akhum675/
Aakum675/
Ekhom675/
Ackum674/
Akahm674/
Ascom673/
Hacom673/
Okkom673/
Aecom673/
Okoom672/
Akumm672/
Akuum672/
Acohm672/
Aykum672/
Akqam672/
Adcom672/
Aqoom672/
Oskom671/
Okoem671/
Okoim671/
Akaum671/
Agcom671/
Ajkam671/
Ockom671/
Azkam671/
Aucom670/

Akom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akom in the Marathi language
आकोमakoma-
Akom in the Russian language
Акомakom-

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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
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  • 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 Akom
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