Akon Surname
Approximately 30,751 people bear this surname
Akon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 17,032 | 1:9,356 | 797 |
| South Sudan | 6,341 | 1:1,800 | 359 |
| Nigeria | 1,990 | 1:89,016 | 6,214 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,336 | 1:17,269 | 1,338 |
| Cameroon | 795 | 1:26,125 | 3,559 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 239 | 1:34,116 | 4,010 |
| Benin | 204 | 1:50,665 | 6,381 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| Malaysia | 155 | 1:190,285 | 11,318 |
| Pakistan | 125 | 1:1,429,151 | 15,867 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Philippines | 100 | 1:1,012,382 | 86,556 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Turkey | 51 | 1:1,525,910 | 59,107 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Akon (53,713) may also be a first name.
Akon Demographics
Akon Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
Akon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akon in the Hindi language | ||
| अकों | akom | - |
| Akon in the Marathi language | ||
| आकोन | akona | 66.67 |
| अकोन | akona | 33.33 |
| Akon in the Russian language | ||
| Акон | akon | - |
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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 Akon
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