Akotan Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Akotan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 82 | 1:126,044 | 13,698 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Akotan (17) may also be a first name.
Akotan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akotan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akotan occurs most in Benin. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akotan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Akotan is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Akotan are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akotan is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 126,044. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 43 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 39 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Benin Akotan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akoutan | 92 | 199 | / |
| Akoetan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Akoitan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aikotan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akotain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akottan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akothan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akoutane | 86 | 12 | / |
| Akhoutan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Askoutan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okotan | 83 | 578 | / |
| Akatan | 83 | 157 | / |
| Akutan | 83 | 73 | / |
| Acotan | 83 | 38 | / |
| Akoton | 83 | 28 | / |
| Aketan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Akotam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ashkoutan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achkoutan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akoutam | 77 | 239 | / |
| Acostan | 77 | 118 | / |
| Aikatan | 77 | 27 | / |
| Akaatan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Okhotan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Aykutan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Akatang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akouton | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gacotan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aykatan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akatane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akhatan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akkutan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gakutan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akotone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakutan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okotang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Acotain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akutain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoutan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akataan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoytan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okottan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goukotan | 71 | 78 | / |
| Hatkhothang | 71 | 21 | / |
| Akahtang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akhatang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haakutan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aykuthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acostaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aakhetan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akotoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agkoston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoitane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaataan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikhetan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okutan | 67 | 8,168 | / |
| Okatan | 67 | 4,085 | / |
| Ekatan | 67 | 802 | / |
| Ocotan | 67 | 303 | / |
| Ecatan | 67 | 212 | / |
| Acutan | 67 | 106 | / |
| Akahatang | 67 | 44 | / |
| Okoton | 67 | 35 | / |
| Oketan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Eketan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Acatan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ecotan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oukhoutan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akotom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocatan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akaton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aketon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekkathan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acottanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akatanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Accoutant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goukottan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikatang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akotan
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