Akon Surname

17,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Akon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh17,0321:9,356797
South Sudan6,3411:1,800359
Nigeria1,9901:89,0166,214
Ivory Coast1,3361:17,2691,338
Cameroon7951:26,1253,559
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
India2671:2,872,90487,446
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Papua New Guinea2391:34,1164,010
Benin2041:50,6656,381
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
Malaysia1551:190,28511,318
Pakistan1251:1,429,15115,867
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Iraq791:443,3127,666
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Iran661:1,163,37250,804
Turkey511:1,525,91059,107
Greece311:357,41349,581
Qatar281:84,2149,043
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
England181:3,095,448105,421
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France101:6,642,272293,169
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
China61:227,886,92811,701
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Akon (53,713) may also be a first name.

Akon Last Name Facts

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

Akon (Hindi: अकों, Marathi: आकोन, Russian: Акон) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akon is the 17,965th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 236,986 people. Akon occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Akon are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,403rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 53,713 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 17,032 people, or 1 in 9,356. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Akon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Akon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Akon surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 88.37% less than the national average, earning €3,491 per year; in United States they earn 44.97% less than the national average, earning $23,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.07% less than the national average, earning $41,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackon8913,673/
Akoun892,617/
Akoon892,559/
Akhon89678/
Akone89287/
Aikon89252/
Hakon89146/
Aykon8990/
Aukon8933/
Eakon8932/
Akoin8925/
Akonn8920/
Akonk8915/
Ahkon895/
Akonh895/
Gakon894/
Aekon893/
Akgon892/
Akuon892/
Aakon891/
Akkon891/
Aîkon891/
Akomn891/
Akhoon801,326/
Hakone80318/
Akhoun80282/
Hakoun80140/
Hakkon80109/
Aikoun8098/
Ahakon8075/
Haakon8039/
Aïkoun8039/
Ackoun8034/
Akhoen8020/
Ajkong8019/
Akoune8015/
Ahkoon8011/
Aukone8010/
Hakoon809/
Haikon807/
Ackoon806/
Akosen806/
Eakong805/
Aukong805/
Audkon805/
Aitkon804/
Akcong804/
Haukon803/
Akound803/
Akonne803/
Aîkoun803/
Aakone802/
Akotne802/
Haekon802/
Aekoun802/
Akhonc802/
Aakhon801/
Akhhon801/
Akhone801/
Gakoun801/
Hakhon801/
Ahkond801/
Ahkone801/
Akuond801/
Akoone801/
Adkhon801/
Ackong801/
Azkoun801/
Aykonc801/
Ahkoun801/
Hakoen801/
Hakuon801/
Akomne801/
Akhong801/
Aikong801/
Eakoon801/
Eakoun801/
Atkong801/
Heakon800/
Okon75383,273/
Akan7552,871/
Ekon756,904/
Akun753,648/
Acon752,195/
Akün75606/
Aqon7510/
Achkoun73182/
Akhoune7354/
Ahakong7354/
Aakhoon7336/
Hakoune7336/
Akonova7333/
Aukhong7329/
Aikhoin7327/
Atkhong7321/
Aiskong7321/
Hakkoun7313/
Gaikhon738/
Akhoone737/
Haikoun736/
Haikhon734/
Aikonne733/
Ashkong733/
Akhotin731/
Haykoon731/
Hajkong731/
Ahkhong731/
Akossen731/
Haïkoun731/
Ahkkoun731/
Ahkoune731/
Akhuond731/
Akhomnd731/
Akhosin731/
Aikhomn731/
Aikhoun731/
Aidkong731/
Eadkong731/
Hadkong731/
Hakkoon731/
Hakotyn731/
Akcan6727,039/
Akhan6714,951/
Akkan6711,104/
Aykan676,987/
Hakan675,445/
Akune673,771/
Akane672,907/
Gacon672,320/
Acong671,286/
Ackun671,210/
Akhun671,040/
Akaan67988/
Akgun67896/
Ascon67809/
Gokon67796/
Acone67788/
Acoon67696/
Okoun67540/
Hokon67506/
Hacon67457/
Azcon67450/
Okoin67438/
Aakan67413/
Aykun67366/
Hakun67365/
Okone67363/
Agcon67358/
Aşkun67234/
Aicon67167/
Aukan67150/
Achkoune67136/
Ekoon67127/
Akunc67121/
Akhonova67110/
Aikan6796/
Agkan6795/
Gakan6794/
Akkun6772/
Agkun6772/
Okoon6755/
Akuin6752/
Akgan6749/
Aïkan6739/
Acoin6736/
Okkon6735/
Aikun6735/
Gakun6734/
Accon6731/
Aycon6730/
Okonh6729/
O'kon6728/
Okohn6727/
Akaun6726/
Aqond6726/
Akann6722/
Okonn6719/
Acond6716/
Akeun6716/
Ackan6714/
Eukon6714/
Eakan6714/
Aîkan6711/
Asqon6710/
Acoun6710/
Ahkan6710/
Odkon6710/
Ockon679/
Ookon679/
Ahakkoun679/
Eacon678/
Okhon678/
Eikon678/
Okuon678/
Ohkon676/
Ojkon676/
Okotn676/
Eakun676/
Haqon675/
Eckon675/
Ahkun675/
Akahn675/
Okoyn674/
Ekoin674/
Haikhong674/
Oukon674/
Egkon674/
Aucon673/
Haikoune673/
Okojn673/
Oekon673/
Ekkon673/
Aukun673/
Adcon672/
Ozkon672/
Ekhon672/
Akcun672/
Akanh672/
Uokon672/
Okoen672/
Akuun672/
Acgon672/
Aqoun672/
Askom672/
Okcon672/
Aykonova671/
Hakonova671/
Aakun671/
Ahakhoon671/
Aquon671/
Atcon671/
Okont671/
Okosn671/
Ekohn671/
Hákon671/
Haukongq671/
Hekon671/
Agkün671/
Akåan671/
Ajkan671/
Acoen671/
Okonc671/
Okond671/
Azkom671/
Ekonh671/
Ekonn671/
Akouchen671/
Aekan671/
Oykon671/
Eakom671/
Aqong671/
Aukom671/
Hatkhong671/
Hadkhong671/
Aconn670/
Hatkoing670/

Akon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akon in the Hindi language
अकोंakom-
Akon in the Marathi language
आकोनakona66.67
अकोनakona33.33
Akon in the Russian language
Аконakon-

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