Akouin Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akouin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akouin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin411:252,08822,137
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425

Akouin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akouin occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akouin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akouin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akouin are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 252,088. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Mono Department, where 85 percent are found, Zou Department, where 10 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent are found. Besides Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akouyin921/
Akouehin8619/
Akhouine869/
Akohin83987/
Okouin83289/
Akuhin836/
Akuoin831/
Akouehina801/
Gokouin7741/
Gacouin7740/
Okouain774/
Aucouin773/
Akuiyen771/
Akuyien771/
Okouyin771/
Akoueyon712/
Oskouein711/
Acuhin6736/
Akhoen6720/
Akohen6713/
Akahin678/
Akoyeisin672/
Hakoen671/
Acuuin671/
Acauin671/
Akoene671/
Okoain671/
Oqeuin670/
Hookouina670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Akouin
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