Akosom Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akosom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akosom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akosom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akosom occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akosom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akosom reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Akosom is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Akosom is most numerous in: Amolatar District, where 33 percent are found, Apac District, where 33 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akoussom8615/
Akoson83113/
Akocom8371/
Akusom834/
Akosum834/
Akosam834/
Akasom833/
Akesom832/
Akojom831/
Akoussoum807/
Akkoson7738/
Okosome7711/
Hakosum774/
Akosson773/
Akoujom771/
Akossam771/
Akohson771/
Akoszon771/
Akaesom771/
Akossoun7145/
Akhosion7127/
Akassoum7121/
Akoussam7121/
Hatkoson714/
Akouzoum712/
Akozoume711/
Okoshome711/
Akason67536/
Akasam67244/
Akusam67136/
Okoson67119/
Akasum6713/
Okosum679/
Akosan678/
Akosen676/
Akhasomhe676/
Aikassoum673/
Okosam673/
Akassoume672/
Akusum671/
Okesom671/
Acoson671/
Okocom671/
Hakoussam671/
Ekesom671/
Akkassoum671/
Akoussoun671/
Ackassoum671/

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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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  • 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 Akosom
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